In a world concerned only with truth, of course people would be frank about race. But, in reality, people face many other incentives besides only seeking truth, and those incentives typically outweigh the mere observation of truth. For instance, in the United States the ruling regime has a de facto alliance with the black population agai…
In a world concerned only with truth, of course people would be frank about race. But, in reality, people face many other incentives besides only seeking truth, and those incentives typically outweigh the mere observation of truth. For instance, in the United States the ruling regime has a de facto alliance with the black population against its mostly-white opposition class of "conservatives." It is in the interest of the US government to lie about race and to severely suppress any racial wrongthink until such time as the nation may undergo regime change.
In a world concerned only with truth, of course people would be frank about race. But, in reality, people face many other incentives besides only seeking truth, and those incentives typically outweigh the mere observation of truth. For instance, in the United States the ruling regime has a de facto alliance with the black population against its mostly-white opposition class of "conservatives." It is in the interest of the US government to lie about race and to severely suppress any racial wrongthink until such time as the nation may undergo regime change.