What is racism?

One of the main obsessions of the British politically correct class over the past half century has been the fight against racism. Until the 1950s this was a non issue since virtually everyone living in this country belonged to the white European race. Since that time open ended chain migration of people from around the world has resulted in the presence of millions of non white residents, a process that took place without the consent of the British people.

So what is racism? There is no meaningful definition since it can cover a wide range of situations ranging from the creation of extermination camps to wrong body language in interviews. The fight against it can never be won since ever more subtle examples of racism can be unearthed to keep the issue on the boil and the jobs secure for those tasked with rooting it out.

The accusation of racism can only be made against white people, thus giving black people a free pass to openly support and promote the interests of their own race without risking any criticism or condemnation. They are aided and abetted by vocal white liberals, motivated by a guilt complex that subconsciously recognises white society’s greater advancement, combined with an urge to parade their moral superiority by projecting a paternalistic concern for the interests of ethnic minorities. In contrast black people can openly claim to belong to the ‘black community’; a similar comment by white people would be denounced as racist.

It is sometimes suggested that Britain is becoming less racist. Examples of this are the greater acceptance of mixed marriages and willingness to live next door to people of a different race. But the reality is rather different, mixed marriages are relatively rare and the phenomenon of ‘white flight’ demonstrates a preference for living in a more racially homogeneous community.

The problem is that people of all races instinctively identify with their own kind, and prefer to live in their own geographical communities which exclude outsiders. Outside the workplace there is relatively little social interaction between people of different races, an outcome which affects committed anti-racists just as much as those they condemn as racist.

So the truth is that racism is intrinsic to the human condition and at best can only be contained, not eradicated. Mass immigration is only fuelling the fire of an intractable problem.