A Different Breed of Cat (2)

"I had thought that race was a scientific term defined by species that could reproduce with each other, but by that rubric Whites and Blacks and Heathen Chinee would clearly be of the same race.  But race is actually a social construct, that is just something we made up.  The idea that each race was very different was popularly held up until maybe the 20's.  By the 50's it was completely debunked in that there was no more difference between a white and black man than there was between a white and black cat." - Uncle Ken - 8/2/19

I put the (2) in the title because I think I have used it before.  We have discussed this matter in the past, the most recent time being another chapter in the continuing saga. I know there are different breeds of cats, but the only one that comes to mind is the Siamese.  I know more about dogs than I do about cats, so I built my argument around the way that wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs can interbreed, so they are of the same species but of different breeds.  The article talks about that too, and asserts that "race" in humans is the equivalent of "breed" or "subspecies" in non-human animals.  I seem to remember saying that in my argument as well, but I don't remember if it was last month or an earlier round of discussion.  

I certainly do want to read more of this article, but it's really long and, if I had tried to read it all last night, I wouldn't have had time to report my discovery of it to my esteemed colleagues.  After chasing my tail around for awhile, I finally searched under "racial differences", got several hits, and picked he one that I thought sounded the most scientific.  Nevertheless, I think the author is grinding some kind of axe, but I haven't determined yet if he's a White supremist of just a guy who likes to challenge the pronouncements of the politically correct crowd.  He mentions in the beginning how political correctness has thrown a wet blanket over scientific inquiry into this subject.  Political correctness, now there's a man made social construct for you!  (I said that.) 

The author certainly does speak in broad generalizations, with no mention of individual variations within racial groups, but maybe he will bring that up later on.  I also plan to look up "American Renaissance", and perhaps the author himself, to see what kind of reputation they have for objectivity.  Watch this space for further developments.