Racism’s false premises do not diminish its real social power.

Evidence

Put crudely, whilst the fundamental building blocks of race thinking are themselves ethically compromised it does not make the edifice of racialized social divisions anyless powerful a mirage. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2258 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Elite power over anti-Muslim racism is real but not absolute or predetermined; Racial divisions remain socially powerful even when their conceptual foundations are false — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2258

Broader Connections

• Racial divisions remain socially powerful even when their conceptual foundations are false #corroborates (0.97) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2258