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— David L. Smith (@DavidLSmith_Iam) July 8, 2023
By DAVID LIVINGSTONE SMITH
7 JUL 2023
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“Wisdom that will bless I, who live in the spiral joy born at the utter end of a black prayer.” • — Keiji Haino
“The subject of human creativity is not an ethnic-centric, but a composite subject.” • — Anthony Braxton
“… It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.” • — The Marquis de Sade
Saturday, July 8, 2023
What Is Race Abolition? - DAVID LIVINGSTONE SMITH
Those of you who are acquainted with my work will know that I am a race abolitionist. Race abolitionism has two components. One is what philosophers call “descriptive”—that is, pertaining to how the world really is—and the other is what philosophers call “normative”—that is, pertaining to how the world should be. On the descriptive front, race abolitionists regard race as a fiction. And on the normative front, race abolitionists hold that the fiction of race is destructive, and should be eliminated.
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What Is Race Abolition?
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