Liberalism historically promoted racial reasoning and racist exclusions as central to state formation.

Evidence

Classical liberalism (which includes in its range much of the commitments of contemporary conservativism in the form of neoliberalism) thus was a key element historically in promoting racial reasoning and its racist implications as central to modernity’s common moral, sociopolitical, and jurisprudential sense. And it is not far-fetched to suggest that racially conceived compromises regarding racist exclusions - ranging from constitutional endorsements of slavery to formalized segregation, colonial rule and its aftermath, affirmative action, immigration and crime policy - have been variously instrumental in sustaining a consensual dominance of liberalism in modern state formation over the past century and a half. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1654

Categorization

• XREF: Claims liberalism — not just reactionary conservatism — is a key carrier of racial reasoning; qualifies or complicates how the vault treats liberal-legal state theory as the neutral foil to critical race work. — connects to: Classical liberalism historically promoted racial reasoning as central to modern moral sense. — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 6; Racial compromises have sustained liberalism’s dominance in modern state formation; The modern state has been centrally shaped by racial formation and exclusion. — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 30 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Classical liberalism historically promoted racial reasoning as central to modern moral sense. #corroborates (0.90) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 6
• Liberal criticism of overt anti-Muslim hearings masks liberalism’s own racializing policies #exemplifies (0.82)
• Racial categories are built into Western liberal-democratic ideology itself. #corroborates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2767
• Racial compromises have sustained liberalism’s dominance in modern state formation #corroborates (0.78)
• Liberalism is organically embedded in the racialized nature-value hierarchy #corroborates (0.75)
• The modern state has been centrally shaped by racial formation and exclusion. #expands (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 30
• Racial absolutism enacts Schmittian sovereignty while liberal constraint represents a rival bounded sovereignty #expands (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1627