by
Ryan Clement
YOU SEE THE EXTENT OF HUMANITY in times of severe crisis. The coming together as ONE has been overwhelmingly evident, following the impact and destruction of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean – It is still there; Jamaica is the latest to suffer at the time of writing. Our thoughts go out to all. Personally, I am yet to have much contact and confirmation of how my family is doing in Carriacou. However, the outpouring of support and offer of help have been incredibly touching. Jamaica’s motto is, “Out of Many, One People!’ I agree!
IT IS HEARTWARMING to have faith in humanity where the offer of help is not based on the social constructs of race, gender or any other personal characteristic. Out of many, ONE! Forget the social construct of the falsehood of race. As I have written many time, there is ONE race, the Human Race. There is no biological or anthropological suggestion that peoples around the world of different aesthetic shades and features, Homo sapiens, cannot have offsprings, who are and will also be Homo sapiens.
“1774–Homo sapiens, n. The biological species that comprises modern man, including all humans alive today…” OED
“Species – Biology. the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological classification, composed of related individuals that resemble one another, are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species.” Dictionary.com
AS A BARRISTER who specialises in employment law, it would be remiss of me not to refer to the Equality Act 2010 that defines ‘Race’ as including, “(a) colour; (b) nationality; (c) ethnic or national origins.” It is important to recognise and note that this is a ‘statutory‘ definition of race for the purposes of anti-discrimination laws in the U.K. IT IS NOT an endorsement of the social construct of ‘race.’ Its very existence, its raison d’être, is due to the social construct of ‘race’ and discrimination because of ‘race’ and not a legal overruling of the widely recognised and accepted biological or anthropological definition of the Human Race.
WHEN WE HEAR POLITICIANS refer to ‘immigrants.’ Putting aside the underlying theme by some in order to divide. Immigrants are NOT a race. This is the same for Emigrants. It is simply a relative term based on geography and origins. X is called an immigrant in Y because X does not come from Y. Simple! X is called an emigrant in X’s country of origin because X has gone to Y. Simple! These have absolutely nothing to do with the social construct of race. As for culture, that’s another blog for another day.
THINK ABOUT IT!
It’s simple!
“Out of Many, One People!’
I THANK EVERYONE for their continuing and overwhelming support.
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