Column: Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy.

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Well, this would be a much simpler issue if certain academics hadn't muddied up the definition of racism so much that we need 15 pages of debate every time someone claims something is or is not racist. I'm old school, for something or someone to be racist there needs to be an element of racial superiority/inferiority being claimed, none of this "power plus prejudice" or other tricky garbage intended to make it so racism is a one way street, a club that can only be swung in one direction.



Like with most things involving Trump, I think this was a matter of style vs a matter of substance, his policies were well within the mainstream, but he said the quiet parts out loud or more crudely than we're used to hearing them, which some people found refreshing in a politician. This is an issue I frequently have with liberals, putting style before substance, as if the record numbers of people deported by Obama were irrelevant because he didn't say mean things about them as he did it, or that his drone strikes on US citizens were fine because he was less embarrassing on the world stage than W was.



Are they though? I'm always amazed by this concept of dog whistling, as liberals are frequently the only ones who seem to hear them.



You mean like progressives policing the opinions black people are allowed to have?



Depends on whose definition we're using, but either way, it's not my all consuming passion, not everyone needs to be an activist on all issues.



Do you ever consider that the policy preferences of liberals are often just a different flavor of racism, the soft bigotry of low expectations kind being the most prevalent?



No special treatment, treating people of other races as if they're so fragile that a careless word could shatter their psyche is in fact racist. Why would I treat a strong, resilient people who have come through many hardships with kid gloves, unless I don't really believe they're a strong and resilient people?



As long as we're talking about equal treatment, yes, when we veer off into "equity" or some other voguish term for equality of outcome is when you lose me.



But enough of them are that many of us on the right simply dismiss them out of hand, boy who cried wolf style. Maybe you should focus your ire on those on your own side who so overuse the accusation that they've effectively worn it out? That would be more productive than trying to scold us for no longer reacting to this particular barb.

This is where I'm at on race:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/08/0 ... -race/amp/

A rather ironic statement, since there is fault on either side, here.



With my permission.
I need to vet what *you* think the Truth is.

The Oracle of Truth has spoken.

A lot on the left seem to, yes.
And Saul Alinski has a lot to answer for, imo.

This is a form of de-humanisation that the original Nazis did, which is extremely ironic.

As an aside, since you used Orwells quote, "Animal Farm" was a criticism of communist ideology.
Ouch!

"I see dead people..."



I dunno.
Your posts are too long and involved?

#tag Metoo.

I know *that* feeling also.



The way Isabella, Slyfox and I were attacked and bullied, you mean?



Personally speaking, I think we all tend to be racist tribalist by nature., but some have been so indoctrinated that they can suppress it better than others.

If, however, one chooses a path of greater enlightenment and becomes aware of our darker side, (Freud would call it the ID), there are greater challenges involved that complicate things.

My grandpappy skunk used to say:
"Life is simple for simple people."



It used to work very well.
Not so much these days, as Borat might say.

This is called a Kafka Trap, when defending yourself from a charge makes you guilty of that charge, "of course she's a witch, only a witch would deny being a witch!".

What my heart and mind says it is.

I assume "Kafka trap" is a reference to his book, The Trial. It's been some time since I've read that book.
Side note*: the book is actually unfinished, with whole sections never written, but with a conclusion just the same.

It takes two to tango. This type of stance puts all the burden on PoC to "not see race" when in reality blacks still have barriers
- affordable housing (financial barriers and redlining)
- move into white majority schools (parents often practice white flight)
- move into white majority neighborhoods (again white flight)
- getting into college (financial barriers)
- getting jobs (professional reluctance to hire black graduates)
- walking in public (putting up with karens and kens)
- getting stopped by cops
- making friends (black people face barriers making friends with white people/accepted into social groups/clubs/associations)
- dating (the Sydney Poitier movie guess who's coming home for dinner was made in the 1960s but white parents still harbour fears their kids are going to come home with a date who's a PoC.)

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So, not something objective true, merely a personal opinion masqueraded as "The Truth"...

One's opinions can and often are based on what one sees as true.

What part of "I believe race is made up" are you having a hard time understanding?

Just saying, you want MLK's dream to come true, then wh***y needs to share in some of the heavy lifting as well...