It's true. There is a hilariously funny aspect to all these self-denunciations. All these white people who keep calling everybody, including themselves. racist, are like some characters in an absurd Beckett play who are waiting to be absolved by an absent God. And then, the dinner tables with the white women who are being "educated" and berated for their unconscious "racism"... I've seen a couple of videos with white women crying, yet very eager to unlearn their racism. One hesitates between belly laughter and cosmic sadness at such ... well..."white fragility." (Di Angelo surely had a good intuition--she must know her own kind.)
I know someone who's considering setting himself up as a guru of unconscious racial bias--simply for the money. I think most of these people, like the leaders of BLM, are laughing all the way to the bank.
Nice analysis. I especially like how you point out the immigrant point of view. At least this nonsense is becoming a little less frequent outside of academia.
Well, you wouldn't think that the nonsense is becoming less frequent, judging from the reactions I already had. I already lost about 4 subscribers, one of them a good friend. This is how I know that I hit a nerve. There is nothing that bothers more than raw, cruel truth.
I think what changed in recent months is that while, for years, the Left pretended that only conservatives object to this insanity, now, more and more people are speaking up. At the same time, the gatekeepers (who are more or less the creators of this insanity) are not giving up. After all, they have a lot to lose. If they acknowledge the insanity, they will lose their positions and privilege (both financial and social).
Excellent piece. A few years ago this would have been considered satire. Now, unfortunately, few people can even see how insanely funny it is.
It's true. There is a hilariously funny aspect to all these self-denunciations. All these white people who keep calling everybody, including themselves. racist, are like some characters in an absurd Beckett play who are waiting to be absolved by an absent God. And then, the dinner tables with the white women who are being "educated" and berated for their unconscious "racism"... I've seen a couple of videos with white women crying, yet very eager to unlearn their racism. One hesitates between belly laughter and cosmic sadness at such ... well..."white fragility." (Di Angelo surely had a good intuition--she must know her own kind.)
I know someone who's considering setting himself up as a guru of unconscious racial bias--simply for the money. I think most of these people, like the leaders of BLM, are laughing all the way to the bank.
Nice analysis. I especially like how you point out the immigrant point of view. At least this nonsense is becoming a little less frequent outside of academia.
Well, you wouldn't think that the nonsense is becoming less frequent, judging from the reactions I already had. I already lost about 4 subscribers, one of them a good friend. This is how I know that I hit a nerve. There is nothing that bothers more than raw, cruel truth.
You might be right. Your posts always make me think and I appreciate your point of view, which is unique and well-expressed. I hate groupthink!
I think what changed in recent months is that while, for years, the Left pretended that only conservatives object to this insanity, now, more and more people are speaking up. At the same time, the gatekeepers (who are more or less the creators of this insanity) are not giving up. After all, they have a lot to lose. If they acknowledge the insanity, they will lose their positions and privilege (both financial and social).