None of this is terribly surprising. I don't see how this shows that race 'determines' thinking.
It depends on what's meant by it. "How people think" is a weird phrase given the context, I'd go more with, "it defines who we are" in many ways.
That sounds more reasonable. I don't think it should though. I have far more in common with someone who shares my culture than someone who shares my race and does not share my culture.
Exceptions to the rule exist. It's kinda like someone saying "Psychopaths are bad for society," and you asking "How do you explain x or y psychopath."
Multiracial societies that are not stratified by ethnicity are new. So it should not surprise that it's the exception that there were times when it can be demonstrated that race was not a factor.
I don't think multiracial societies do work. But in theory, they could work. If there was something greater that was shared by all the members, say religion, which overshadowed race.
None of this is terribly surprising. I don't see how this shows that race 'determines' thinking.
That sounds more reasonable. I don't think it should though. I have far more in common with someone who shares my culture than someone who shares my race and does not share my culture.
Multiracial societies that are not stratified by ethnicity are new. So it should not surprise that it's the exception that there were times when it can be demonstrated that race was not a factor.
I don't think multiracial societies do work. But in theory, they could work. If there was something greater that was shared by all the members, say religion, which overshadowed race.