Great post. I am often struck by the quasi-religious thinking going on in these political movements. Wokeness generally and "antiracism" (really anti-white racism) in particular are basically akin to religious cults: these movements are characterized by black-and-white (pun somewhat intended), all-or-none thinking, a refusal to tolerate …
Great post. I am often struck by the quasi-religious thinking going on in these political movements. Wokeness generally and "antiracism" (really anti-white racism) in particular are basically akin to religious cults: these movements are characterized by black-and-white (pun somewhat intended), all-or-none thinking, a refusal to tolerate or even consider dissenting views, utopian solutions for which any present sacrifice is justified no matter the cost, etc. Of course, intellectual honesty and consistency are not valued highly by these cultists. During the height of the post-George Floyd hysteria surrounding BLM, you could not even criticize or question this Marxist organization without being labeled a racist (the modern equivalent of "heretic"); I was not at all surprised to learn that BLM's founders have parlayed their nonprofit activism into lucrative careers as real-estate tycoons, just as I am never surprised to learn of similar corruption among the leadership of religious cults. I am glad to see more and more people willing to criticize the leaders of BLM and other woke movements; these cult leaders are doing nothing to promote the cause of fostering "peace on earth and goodwill among men" of all races.
Great post. I am often struck by the quasi-religious thinking going on in these political movements. Wokeness generally and "antiracism" (really anti-white racism) in particular are basically akin to religious cults: these movements are characterized by black-and-white (pun somewhat intended), all-or-none thinking, a refusal to tolerate or even consider dissenting views, utopian solutions for which any present sacrifice is justified no matter the cost, etc. Of course, intellectual honesty and consistency are not valued highly by these cultists. During the height of the post-George Floyd hysteria surrounding BLM, you could not even criticize or question this Marxist organization without being labeled a racist (the modern equivalent of "heretic"); I was not at all surprised to learn that BLM's founders have parlayed their nonprofit activism into lucrative careers as real-estate tycoons, just as I am never surprised to learn of similar corruption among the leadership of religious cults. I am glad to see more and more people willing to criticize the leaders of BLM and other woke movements; these cult leaders are doing nothing to promote the cause of fostering "peace on earth and goodwill among men" of all races.