> You may argue that social class or cultural upbringing have more of an impact, but those variables have an undeniable connection to race/ethnicity as well. T

> You may argue that social class or cultural upbringing have more of an impact, but those variables have an undeniable connection to race/ethnicity as well. The position that is gaining in popularity on the left is no, you can't argue that social class or culture have any impact on a whole number of classic civilizational ills the world has been dealing with for thousands of years. They argue that social disparity and many other things can be explained by race exclusively. Race is an intractable division and so as a member of an oppressive race you simply can not have a seat at the table of the 'oppressed'. It gives the groups that espouse it an immense sense of unquestionable power. Its a regressive and fairly totalitarian ideology.