It is not a simple task to isolate the vowels in the word supremacy. In other words – it is not plain ABC sailing to locate the source of the scourge that introduced the notion of supremacy to certain people in certain places, positions. However, where it started is not what we shall become obsessed with, how to stamp it out is going to be our present obsession. I suspect that the fictitious statement that there was – or is – a ‘chosen race’ in the first place has contributed hugely to the problem of inequality that exists in our today world. The other issue is that it would appear that a great many of the apparently ‘unchosen’ tripped into the trap of believing that they were either inferior, or less ‘desirable’ to God that those he allegedly selected as his representatives. This is good news, because all it takes to eradicate the shadow of supremacy is to shine Life’s light on how ridiculous the notion is and then teach people to stop believing that God – or whatever – ever chose one type over another. He didn’t.
It would seem that supremacists have chronic self-esteem issues. If you need to believe that you are better – or more entitled to privilege – than the human being next to you in order to get through the day, then your life is a waste of everyone’s time. There is no point in entertaining a waste of time. We are all skilled in different ways, there are none ‘more capable’ than others. It is a fundamental failure – a primal lie – to imagine that what one man can do, another cannot. And I mean that from both sides. Those who have grown up believing that they are lesser than others need to reassess their thinking, change their mindset. This is not always easy, given the proclivity of the supremacists for bullying and intimidating those who have been ‘taught’ that their contributions to our world are of no value. Those who spend time and energy attempting to subvert others also need to change their mindset – and quickly – otherwise it will be changed for them. I would suggest changing voluntarily. It is not wise to push an issue until you have your mode of thinking altered for you.
Supremacists have held on to their ‘power’ by demeaning other people and their kin. They are motivated by fear of difference, a fundamental lack of understanding bequeathed them by their forebears. For instance, in South Africa, a great many homes that take advantage of the services domestic workers offer will not allow their domestic staff to use their crockery or cutlery or drink from their glasses. They will provide a meal for their staff, usually, but this meal is often food that the families themselves would not choose to eat, i.e. it is the cheap shit from the supermarket. This blatant ‘racism’ if you like (racists are notorious supremacists) is unacceptable. Domestic staff should be invited to eat from what is in the fridge, or in the cupboards, i.e. they should be given a choice. It is not acceptable to have the attitude that your domestic staff should be grateful to even get a meal. Considering that these workers maintain homes and gardens and both babysit and in many instances raise these families’ children, they should be treated with respect and shown some common decency. Shifting this paradigm is naturally going to be a challenge, but it is possible. A few million ignorant people need a wake-up call, is all. How many times have you heard it said: treat others as you want be treated? What is so difficult about that? Treat people equally, irrespective of their gender, colour, culture, or sexual persuasion. That is one of the first guidelines in our brave new world and it is one about which I am passionate. Passion and persistence go hand in hand and we would all do well to embrace our passions and use them to bolster our brave new world.
C.J. Birch
C.J. Birch 