I think it's only the neurotic subset of otherwise healthy liberalism obsessed with anti-racism ideology.
In my view what we all ought to be focused on is decency towards one's neighbors and letting that spread outward. Reformation movements always become tyrannies.
I think it's only the neurotic subset of otherwise healthy liberalism obsessed with anti-racism ideology.
In my view what we all ought to be focused on is decency towards one's neighbors and letting that spread outward. Reformation movements always become tyrannies.
I couldn't agree more. And I apologize for my inartful use of "white people" in making my point ;-)
I believe we are being purposefully divided to distract from the class issue you're rightly focused on. Gender is a distraction. Race is a distraction. Political bickering is a distraction. We all need to get on the same page about the real threats to ALL Americans ASAP.
Words matter. Terms matter. I was always bemused at those "ethnic hair care" designations on store shelves, as if that word was reserved for people of one specific (or several specific) ethnicities.
I encountered someone recently on Substack who called herself a "generic white woman." It's this sort of idiotic thinking that has me entirely allergic to the generic use of the term "white."
Yes, I completely understand your sensitivity in this context. And for the record, the level of white self-loathing/self-hate I see has become positively creepy. Apologizing for your own existence doesn't advance the rights of any group. It's ludicrous.
What will it take for people to understand that we are all beautiful, we are all connected, and we are all worthy?
"What will it take for people to understand that we are all beautiful, we are all connected, and we are all worthy?"
This is a little over-sentimental for my taste. People can be good, or bad, or just ordinary and struggling to get by as best they can, with as little deliberate harm as possible. Some people remove themselves from worthiness by their actions. We're not participants in a Coke commercial. Not everyone strives for decency.
I think it's only the neurotic subset of otherwise healthy liberalism obsessed with anti-racism ideology.
In my view what we all ought to be focused on is decency towards one's neighbors and letting that spread outward. Reformation movements always become tyrannies.
I couldn't agree more. And I apologize for my inartful use of "white people" in making my point ;-)
I believe we are being purposefully divided to distract from the class issue you're rightly focused on. Gender is a distraction. Race is a distraction. Political bickering is a distraction. We all need to get on the same page about the real threats to ALL Americans ASAP.
Yes, I agree with you here.
Words matter. Terms matter. I was always bemused at those "ethnic hair care" designations on store shelves, as if that word was reserved for people of one specific (or several specific) ethnicities.
I encountered someone recently on Substack who called herself a "generic white woman." It's this sort of idiotic thinking that has me entirely allergic to the generic use of the term "white."
Yes, I completely understand your sensitivity in this context. And for the record, the level of white self-loathing/self-hate I see has become positively creepy. Apologizing for your own existence doesn't advance the rights of any group. It's ludicrous.
What will it take for people to understand that we are all beautiful, we are all connected, and we are all worthy?
"What will it take for people to understand that we are all beautiful, we are all connected, and we are all worthy?"
This is a little over-sentimental for my taste. People can be good, or bad, or just ordinary and struggling to get by as best they can, with as little deliberate harm as possible. Some people remove themselves from worthiness by their actions. We're not participants in a Coke commercial. Not everyone strives for decency.