Racialism: A Broken,
Dysfunctional, and Failing System
When we juxtapose the system of racialism (the social
construction of a society rooted in systemic organization and differentiation;
using artificial signifiers/values—skin pigmentation/melanin, hair, nose, lips,
eyes, and bloodlines) with the qualities of a dynamic, optimal, efficient, and
highly functional social system, we can begin to understand its brokenness,
dysfunctionality, and failing properties. The cognitive characteristics
of Racialism including: mental models, outdated language, ignorance, and racial
binary-disjunctive paradigms are what keep this system alive. Also, we
must consider the philosophical, educational, employment, economic, healthcare,
political, and social structures that are impacted by this
system. Then, we can begin to understand racialism’s systemic nature.
It is a divisive system that creates boundaries and
barriers that only allow for the optimization of its elements (different races) separately, but not
as a whole society. Clearly, its trajectory—leading to a future filled
with even more volatility-vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity
(VUCA) conditions, which will only exacerbate the inefficiencies and brokenness
of the system. When we think of racialism as a system, it becomes quite
clear that its purpose and function prohibits the desirable outcomes (the
equality and parity in the distribution of goods, services, resources, and opportunities
for advancement) that we seek.
The Paradox of Racialism
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