Humanism and Eurocentric Extremism

By Mr. Sagar Kumar

[Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Young Humanists International.]

Humanism is defined as a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Eurocentric is defined as focusing on European culture or history to the exclusion of a wider view of the world; implicitly regarding European culture as pre-eminent. Extremism basically means that one is being fanatical.

Many white people might think that becoming an atheist and/or following the ideologies of humanism might makes them a critical thinker or someone who treats everyone as equals. However, history has shown otherwise. In fact, eurocentric extremist ideologies exist in humanist organizations and other international NGOs such as RSF (Reporters Without Borders), Amnesty International, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, and our very own Humanists International (HI).

So now, the million-dollar question is, how did these eurocentric ideologies survive these hundreds or even thousands of years? Today, it is rock steady and also it is well established. The answer is in our history books; it was always about the white people. Almost all of the organizations…