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HIDDEN RACISM BY KAKAJAN HAYTLYYEV
Leo Tolstoy said: “Everyone thinks of changing the
world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” This
quote is more than a hundred years old and yet it sounds
very fresh because it is perfectly relevant to our modern
reality. I like it. It clearly demonstrates that although
people would talk about changing the world, they would
not really mean it. And since they do want to change
themselves, I assume that they want the word to fit into
their personal perception instead. Perhaps it would not
such pressing issue if not an alarming rise of sentiments
which cannot be qualified other that racism.
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It is not difficult to spot a racist because he or she would
clearly express views which are not just inappropriate but
also should be criminalised. Racists’ look has specific anti-
charm. Maybe it is the reason they all look alike as siblings
who were given birth by the same parents with a very long
history of alcohol abuse and drug additions. Therefore,
racists clearly manifest symptoms of either slow or complete
absence of intellectual development. These “brothers and
sisters” are filled with severe hatred for anyone and
everything different from what they think shall not have the
right to exist.
However, it is not as simple to identify those who
mastered the ability to camouflage. This category of people
represents a much larger layer of a society. Somehow, they
understand that although radical views are becoming
increasingly acceptable, it is still not included in the list of
items that would describe a positive image. Therefore, these
people adopted a wait-and-see position. Nevertheless, once
the environment is right, they will rip off their disguise and
show the true nature in its all ugliness. It happened before
and it will happen again if normal people would not respond
appropriately and prevent it from happening.
Despite a commonly accepted opinion that only white
people represent this closeted group, it does not reflect the
true picture. This virus exists in every society regardless of
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race or geographic location. Therefore, we need to learn how
to recognise it Early intervention could be very effective as I
still hope that most of most of the people who have reached
a borderline condition could be cured of their mental illness
and returned as healthy and functional members of the
society.
I assume that they were polishing their skill to
camouflage long enough to make it close to perfect. But
thanks to the Law of Imperfection that was adopted long
before humans have emerged, these people are not able to
hide their true nature for long. This dark side is an integral
part of their inner world and it will eventually force them to
start showing the huge mismatch between words and
actions. My experience suggests that if we pay attention, we
may see a few main signs that could help us to recognise
hidden racists.
Just like their out-of-closet relatives, they do not
respect intellectual evolution. Although they have attended
school and a significant number of them have certificates to
confirm university degree, it is obvious that the way they
perceive events does not qualify them as educated in the
original meaning of this word. Typically, they would have a
poor vocabulary and you may sense that they are struggling
to express what they mean.
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Due to their grossly underestimated assessment of
intelligence, the representative of this one-shade-of-grey
group have adopted a false vision that can be summarised
as follows: it is only real if they want to accept it as a reality.
Anything which does not fit into their extremely narrow
understanding of life would be considered as something of
alien and hostile nature.
Surprisingly, almost all of them would try to create an
impression that they are dissent citizens with high moral
values. They would appear to be very religious people who
follow everything that religion teaches them to do. I believe
they managed to fool intelligent people because they know
precisely how to manipulate the language to ensure that the
cover looks good.
They have a very specific way to identify themselves.
They often use either religion or citizenship to highlight that
they are the most positive individuals and they start a
sentence by saying: “As a good (representative of their
religion), I…” or “As a good citizen, I ….”. I suspect that
they specifically mention religion and/or citizenship because
subconsciously they think it automatically makes them a
better person. They seldom identify themselves with people
because, possibly, in their mind, it takes away the
unfounded and wrong perception that they belong to the
best of the best.
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Their assessment of either other nation, race, religion,
or any anything else which is different from their way of life
would be heavily generalised. Without knowledge and clear
understanding, they blame representatives of different
religion or race or nationality in all troubles that they face.
They do not consider such approach as unreasonable
labelling or not appropriate. Any attempt to explain that
facts indicate otherwise will be rejected straight away.
Most of these closeted relatives of open racists,
recognise Fox News and any of its spinoffs as the main and
only source of information. Any other channels of the media
will be qualified as either fake or propaganda. However,
when asked why they are so sure about it, most likely, the
response will contain no factual evidence to validate their
view.
These people also deny climate change and confidently
express views that it is nothing but exaggeration by
scientists. It would never occur to them that for scientists to
come up with the conclusion, it is an absolute requirement
to obtain a wide range of facts that would confirm the real
nature of the climate change. They do not understand that
scientists worked on this issue for many decades collecting
every bit of evidence to ensure that the result is beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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The one-shade-of-grey would display a poorly covered
dislike of Barak Obama and blame him for all misfortunes
without any exceptions. Any factual evidence to suggest
otherwise is immediately dismissed.
They aggressively oppose any attempts to reform sale of
guns by claiming that the second amendment is sacrosanct
and, therefore, it shall never be changed. They are convinced
that the second amendment represents all their rights and
with the change, the government will take them away.
These people are always loud about their rights only.
They never talk about their obligations. I assume that they
do not consider obligations as something important because
they do not see themselves obliged to do anything. After all,
this world shall fit into their views.
It is important to remember that it is still not too late
because the virus of racism does not fully affect this
impressive number of people. However, if representatives of
the progressive part of people will do nothing, eventually
favourable environment will ensure their transformation. I
do not know what exactly needs to be done, but I assume
that the following could be helpful for a start:
We shall not turn away when closeted racists begin to
voice their opinion. They are still concerned about social
image. Therefore, if we make it clear that any
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intolerance is unacceptable, it might make them stop
being loud.
Mass media, including social media, shall not provide
them with a platform. Because by doing so we are
assisting evil to rise. TV shows shall stop inviting them
to give an interview. Because discussion requires the
presence of opinions. They do not have any opinion
because they do not have any knowledge. Those who
may argue that democracy requires freedom of
expression shall keep in mind that democracy also
requires a great deal of responsibility. These people do
not have the sense of responsibility.
It is vital for all of us to remember that the more
powerful they get, the fewer chances we must remain free.