Think Tanks Warn of Rising Danger of Scientific Racism in the UK

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Think tanks and campaign groups in the UK are sounding the alarm on the growing threat posed by scientific racism, a dangerous ideology that uses flawed science to justify racial inequality. Recent investigations have revealed that these ideas are gaining traction and could potentially seep into mainstream discourse, posing a significant risk to minority communities.

 

Scientific racism claims that biological differences, rather than social factors, are responsible for inequalities among racial groups. By using research to validate notions of genetic superiority, proponents of this ideology often push back against efforts to improve diversity and combat structural racism. In recent years, rightwing politicians have co-opted these beliefs to advocate for strict immigration policies and the expulsion of migrants from western nations.

 

Despite the warnings, national institutions in the UK, particularly within the health sector, have been slow to respond. According to the Institute of Race Relations, the Race Equality Foundation, and Race on the Agenda, attempts to bring attention to the resurgence of race science have been largely ignored. Liz Fekete, director of the Institute of Race Relations, voiced her concerns, stating that for years, Black health campaigners and civil rights organizations have been raising their voices about this issue without much acknowledgment from powerful institutions. She pointed out that scientific racism poses a direct threat to NHS users from minority backgrounds.

 

A recent investigation conducted by *The Guardian* in collaboration with anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate has escalated concerns. The investigation uncovered an international network of academics and activists working to normalize scientific racism, with financial backing from a wealthy US tech entrepreneur. This network allegedly obtained genetic data from the UK Biobank, which contains genetic information from 500,000 volunteers. The revelation has heightened the urgency for action, with campaign groups warning that "today’s fringe ideas could be tomorrow’s mainstream." They call for immediate steps to hold accountable those promoting these dangerous ideologies.

 

Fekete added that the mainstreaming of such fringe ideas has already begun, citing the cultural wars that mock efforts to address racism, while structural and systemic racism continue to rise. She specifically noted how anti-Muslim and anti-migrant rhetoric, echoing the sentiments of controversial figures like Enoch Powell, has already become more acceptable in mainstream culture. Ideas rooted in cultural racism, which posit a hierarchy of cultures with western civilization at the top, have made their way into public discourse—setting the stage for scientific racism to follow.

 

The dangers of this ideology spreading into more mainstream thought are not without precedent. Fekete referenced the secret eugenics conferences held at University College London (UCL), exposed in 2018, as well as the increasing prominence of the "great displacement theory" in western politics. These events demonstrate how racist and eugenicist ideas can migrate from fringe communities to positions of influence, aided by the growing popularity of "anti-woke" and populist right-wing rhetoric.

 

Health and policy institutions are now being urged to take the threat of scientific racism seriously and to address the challenges it poses to equality and diversity. According to think tanks, failure to act now could lead to the further erosion of progress in dismantling systemic racism, and the legitimization of dangerous ideologies that harm minority communities. The warning is clear: the UK must wake up to the insidious influence of scientific racism before it gains even more traction in public life.

 

Based on a report from the Guardian 2024-10-21

 

 

 

[pedro01]

Lol. Don't study iq and race.

 

The truth might be racist

[jippytum]

An upturn in racist opinion is the result of mass illegal immigration not biology. 

[klauskunkel]

everyone is equally stupid

[BangkokReady]

If they're wrong, simply let them attempt to publish and then debunk it.  To not allow something to be said suggests there is some merit to it.  🤷‍♂️

[JonnyF]

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

The dangers of this ideology spreading into more mainstream thought are not without precedent.

 

It doesn't help when you have Labour MP's writing poems promoting such an ideology.

 

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dawn-butlers-bonkers-black-history-poem/

 

[sherwood]

Yet another think tank overflowing with effluent.

[Cameroni]

Charles Murray's Bell Curve research was ground breaking at the time, but he was buried under a pile of political correct condemnation as well because there is a dirty secret that dare not speak its name, IQ difference among races.

[BangkokReady]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

It doesn't help when you have Labour MP's writing poems promoting such an ideology.

 

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dawn-butlers-bonkers-black-history-poem/

 

 

Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be fighting racism are actually fighting for supremacy. The weird thing is, it's likely that someone like the author of this poem actually thinks the opposite, and, as a result, feel that they need to put White people down and build Black people up.

 

A normal, well adjusted person, who doesn't have issues around their own race, doesn't need to write a poem saying that White people hate Black people, but Black people are better than White people.

[baansgr]

Proof is in the pudding..just look at UK now, scenes never seen befor in such numbers

[Chelseafan]

The Institute of Race Relations / The Race Equality Foundation / Race on the Agenda

 

Not a biased article at all and given it's written by the left leaning Guardian, I will take this with a pinch of salt.

 

[Chelseafan]

13 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

It doesn't help when you have Labour MP's writing poems promoting such an ideology.

 

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dawn-butlers-bonkers-black-history-poem/

 

 

 

And yet, so many people of colour buy whitening creams. Crazy world eh!

People like her are the problem not the solution

 

 

 

 

[JonnyF]

15 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be fighting racism are actually fighting for supremacy. The weird thing is, it's likely that someone like the author of this poem actually thinks the opposite, and, as a result, feel that they need to put White people down and build Black people up.

 

Exactly.

 

If a white person had done this in reverse he'd have been jailed for hate speech/racism/causing gross offense. 

 

2 tier justice.