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I have no idea where you or the author are getting this racism idea from. Is it because the Vikings were mostly white and known for violence? And somehow this m
by bavell 4y ago
I have no idea where you or the author are getting this racism idea from. Is it because the Vikings were mostly white and known for violence? And somehow this magically "gives rise to racism"?
Either I'm not understanding or this is an incredibly lazy argument.
- pyrale 4y ago> And somehow this magically "gives rise to racism"? No, the point is that some current day groups tend to like very much the idea of a militaristic society with a fetish for strength and disregarding death. Therefore, this historically inaccurate characterization tends to be coopted and used to prop up their political agenda. Racist groups were already there, and them using history to build their credibility is nothing new.
- bavell 4y agoSo historically inaccurate characterizations give rise to racism, except it doesn't because the racism was already there? I still don't understand.
- pyrale 4y agoI would say that the original claim is that they feed each other.
- bavell 4y agoI agree with that claim. However I think there are much more prominent feedback loops at play such as socio-economic status. Historical mischaracterizations play a negligible role IMO when compared with other factors.