“A racist is morally reprehensible and mentally disturbed—they can’t see the humanity in someone else.” – Howard Dean Johnson

Here, Howard Dean Johnson defines individual racism and exposes the psychological mindset of racists—those who deny basic humanity to others on the basis of race. He points to historical examples like Immanuel Kant, showing how “enlightened” thinkers often held vicious racist beliefs, revealing a dangerous mental and moral distortion.

✅ Defining a racist—essentializing others based on colour
✅ Why racism indicates moral decay and mental disturbance
✅ Lessons from Kant’s “moral geography”—the hypocrisy of “great” philosophers

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