There’s a key difference between what you’re arguing and the usual black/left analysis of racism.
You seem to be framing racism as a cognitive mistake, and arguing that racism will disappear if people are led away from that error.
The alternative perspective is to see racism as a function of power relationships, fundamentally shaping the structure of society. It isn’t about individual attitudes, it is about global systems of power and exploitation.
That isn’t really how it works. History shows that the definition of whiteness is extremely flexible, and expands or contracts as necessary in order to maintain white dominance.
White supremacy cannot be defeated by ignoring it, or hoping for people to naturally evolve past it. It needs to be fought.
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These two Twitter threads are of relevance:
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