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Letsrock's avatar

Whether it's 'racism' or any other word used to accuse, intimidate, denigrate, control, or manipulate another person by inference it's bullying . No matter how often used to try and slander another it is not necessarily the truth. It's a word that has been WEAPONIZED and thus should hold absolutely no weight. It has never bothered me that someone who will sink so low as to throw around accusations can and will use any other number of unfair tactics to gain an unfair outcome. The only control we have over this bullying behavior is not to give any credence to it, just ignore it. It follows that what someone incorrectly accuses you of is usually an indication of their own failing.

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James M.'s avatar

As these words are over- and misused they become more meaningless and nonsensical. This process takes some time but we're already at the point where being accused of 'racism' barely matters to 60% of the country. It seems to mostly matter to comfortable professionals and knowledge workers (graphic designers, teachers, professors) and I would argue that this is because many of them have guilty consciences. While I do not believe that progressive values help black people, if I DID I would feel like a hypocrite! Complaining about white privilege while benefitting from one's background and education? Complaining about policing while one lives in a safe neighborhood? Complaining about academic inequality while one jealously guards the quality (and exclusiveness) of one's children's schools? Complaining about racism in mortgage appraisals and economic inequality while one benefits from high property values and good credit scores? On every single point the rhetoric of progressives demands radical and urgent action: redistribution of wealth and privilege and opening up of institutions, like workplaces and schools.... but they don't want to do this.

On some level they know that they're full of shit but they DESPERATELY want to be seen as allies. This is why they care so deeply about language and petty, manipulative insults like this. It's a reflection of their own hypocrisy and insecurities. Incidentally this hypocrisy exists on almost every issue: the rich Westerners worrying about emissions, the married feminine women complaining about gender norms, etc.

This is where progressives should be attacked. Call them hypocrites and they will have nothing to say. Do it enough times and they might actually reckon with the inconsistencies between their worldviews and their actions!

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