Culture Reveals Outward CCS Manifestation

An interesting twist is the proof our Color Coded System (CCS) can be retrained (see post: Fundamental Human Nature).

Specifically, as noted in several studies in psychology and neuroscience, American culture seems to have trained it to where statistically, more people regardless of their race or ethnicity favor whites over blacks. This reveals that symbols and communications in a culture can determine how our CCS influences our thoughts and actions.

Others studies show this preference, and negative stereotypes prevalent in our culture, influence and correlate with the statistical differences between blacks and whites academic performance, as well as socioeconomic status. The how underlying this is partially explained by the video in the previous post (Fundamental Human Nature).

So what does this mean? We need to stop pointing our fingers, and increase our education about relevant human nature so we can make strides to remove stereotypes in our culture. But also to educate all - including non-whites - to recognize this aspect of human nature and that they don't have to assume roles they don't want to.

The most important thing to realize is that all this can exist and be a powerful, ambient influence, regardless of whether it is intentional.

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