Ahh, what I meant there was that if the masses are unthinking in their racialism, then it only takes one charismatic leader, one popular movement to turn the one into the other.

Ah, got it. Yeah, that's always a risk. It's definitely not a perfect, risk free approach, which is why I was so insistent that it was only one potential response not the only one. But lacking any better ideas coming up in the meantime, we're already approaching the line where that risk may be better than the alternative.

I would say it's only a potential risk rather than an inevitable next step, especially for racialism adopted for tactical defensive reasons. That is a tool you consciously choose with the intention of putting it down when the job is done and the dust has not only settled but been swept up. It's "unthinking" in target selection but not in base rationale, so coming in with the same target selection but a completely different rationale is not necessarily going to trick everyone into changing tack unless it's done by a sufficiently proficient manipulator and competent pushback is absent.

Anyway, if you want out I'm satisfied I understand where you're coming from now. Good talk 🤜