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I mean that's great and all but the racist point on the invention of medicine is not only unverifiable, it also leads immediately to the observation that white

I mean that's great and all but the racist point on the invention of medicine is not only unverifiable, it also leads immediately to the observation that white men didn't invent agriculture, the wheel, philosophy, writing. If men can be excused because they did great things, then why not other categories of people?

Vt71fcAqt7 3y ago
"Invention of medicine" was just shorthand for "men contributed the most to medecine and invented modern medicine/biology." >it also leads immediately to the observation that white men didn't invent agriculture, the wheel, philosophy, writing. Not all racists are white. leaving that aside, white racists would say that white men perfected agriculture, the wheel, philosophy ect. >If men can be excused because they did great things, then why not other categories of people? Based on the point I made above, they might say that men are excused because they are continualy useful, while other races did great things but only because white people were not there to do it first becasue they were not yet civilized, but once they became civilized then there is no need for for others. (Although there is a few hundred year gap between the begining of western European civilization and the start of major European advancements, which I would put at about 1500, but you can imagine such an arguemt or similar argument in any case.)
- tomlockwood 3y ago
  > white racists would say that white men perfected agriculture, the wheel, philosophy ect. Not true, some racists consider Greeks to be "white" or "european" or "western". > Based on the point I made above, they might say that men are excused because they are continualy useful, Actually, no. For a long time the "white-est" people in the world were barbarians from the north with immodest women and sickly-pale skin. There's also the so-called "dark ages" when Islamic science was doing fine and Europe was languishing. Arabic numerals, anyone?

Vt71fcAqt7 3y ago

"Invention of medicine" was just shorthand for "men contributed the most to medecine and invented modern medicine/biology." >it also leads immediately to the observation that white men didn't invent agriculture, the wheel, philosophy, writing. Not all racists are white. leaving that aside, white racists would say that white men perfected agriculture, the wheel, philosophy ect. >If men can be excused because they did great things, then why not other categories of people? Based on the point I made above, they might say that men are excused because they are continualy useful, while other races did great things but only because white people were not there to do it first becasue they were not yet civilized, but once they became civilized then there is no need for for others. (Although there is a few hundred year gap between the begining of western European civilization and the start of major European advancements, which I would put at about 1500, but you can imagine such an arguemt or similar argument in any case.)

tomlockwood 3y ago
> white racists would say that white men perfected agriculture, the wheel, philosophy ect. Not true, some racists consider Greeks to be "white" or "european" or "western". > Based on the point I made above, they might say that men are excused because they are continualy useful, Actually, no. For a long time the "white-est" people in the world were barbarians from the north with immodest women and sickly-pale skin. There's also the so-called "dark ages" when Islamic science was doing fine and Europe was languishing. Arabic numerals, anyone?