The Origen of Systemic Racism

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Written By Norman Patterson

π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘’:

πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘, 𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘š π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑑𝑠 17:26, "πΊπ‘œπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž." π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘˜ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ "π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘" 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ "Ρ̓́θνος" (π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘ ). 𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ "π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘›π‘–π‘," π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘› "π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘’," "π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’," π‘œπ‘Ÿ "π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›." 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠. 𝐼 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π΄π‘‘π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝐸𝑣𝑒. 𝐴𝑠 π‘Ž πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘›, 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 πΊπ‘œπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘’. 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘šπ‘  𝑀𝑒 π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘› π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘› 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑠 πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ πΊπ‘œπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘™π‘Žπ‘€.

I have been thinking a lot about racism. As a Bible-believing Christian, I have no problem with the toppling of idols and graven images or exposing the racist hypocrisy of many of our ancestors and founding "fathers." The United States was built upon the ungodly domination, subjugation, and extermination of a nation that pre-existed long before my Pilgrim ancestors arrived on the scene, not to mention slavery. And paintings of Jesus? Well, I never liked them, especially white Jesus, that hippy type looking dude with long hair and a beard who looks more like the guy on a Zig Zag blunt wrap package than anyone else.

However, I'm still waiting for modern social iconoclasts to focus on one of the biggest racists idols in history. This guy is responsible for more racist attitudes than anyone else I know. Of course, the man I am referring to is Charles Darwin, you know, that guy who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest"?

I was thoroughly indoctrinated by his racist view in my biology class in high school. I remember looking at the amoeba-to-man illustration in the text, wondering where I, as a white-boy, fit into the scheme of things. I wasn't taught that all human beings, regardless of the color of their skin, were made in the image of God. No, I was taught that human beings of various races are just one step in a long line of evolutionary transition. It wasn't said, but implicitly, my classmates and I were being indoctrinated with the racist belief that white people were further along in the evolutionary process than black and brown-skinned people.

Along with evolution, I was taught the "scientific" principle of the "survival of the fittest." It was more than just the process of natural selection. Natural selection made sense and is a scientific fact. We can observe it and repeat it. What we cannot observe and repeat are the supposed evolutionary leaps that happened over millions of years. It wasn't until I studied logic that I saw the inherent flaw of evolution. We start with a single-cell creature that, through natural selection, end up a human being. Going from simplicity to complexity, using the means of atrophy is absurdity.

I was taught that biologically some entities are further along on the evolutionary process than others and, as such, dominate the lower developed entities because of a superiority of intellect and adaptability. In other words, those who hold power deserve to be on top because of their superior biological evolution. It's all about "survival of the fittest." And if you are superior, you must not only grab the power, you must consciously and intentionally dominate and subjugate anything inferior. If you lose control, it is your own fault. Perhaps you weren't as "fit" as you thought you were. Wealthy white Europeans loved Darwin. He gave them a "scientific" justification for imperialism and Manifest Destiny.

So, I'm waiting for the Darwin god to fall. I'm waiting for those heinous symbols of racism, the Darwin fish with legs, to be ripped off of car bumpers and thrown into the gutter. I'm waiting for those fighting against systemic racism to direct their furor against our governmental socialist indoctrination centers that disseminate this inherent racist propaganda to innocent, vulnerable, and unsuspecting children. And I'm hoping and praying those fighting against racism will submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Law of God and fight for the only way racism, and all sin for that matter, can and will be overthrown. "Even so, come Lord Jesus!"

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Norman Patterson
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