Great analysis of the current situation. I love how someone like Ibram Kendi, a black man, can get highly paid and heavily promoted by the most powerful institutions in our culture to proclaim a message that those very same institutions are all deeply and irredeemably white supremacist, and precious few people stop to ask the obvious question: why would these institutions pay someone so highly ti say this and relentlessly promote their message? It doesn't add up. Of course, as you observed in this essay, the actual reality may be quite the opposite, but promoting a racially divisive message may be economically useful to our ruling class. Hopefully more people will start asking these questions.
I must admit I’m struggling with this one. Are false accusations of sexual harassment good, actually, because they show where society has come on this issue? What about false accusations of rape?
Great analysis of the current situation. I love how someone like Ibram Kendi, a black man, can get highly paid and heavily promoted by the most powerful institutions in our culture to proclaim a message that those very same institutions are all deeply and irredeemably white supremacist, and precious few people stop to ask the obvious question: why would these institutions pay someone so highly ti say this and relentlessly promote their message? It doesn't add up. Of course, as you observed in this essay, the actual reality may be quite the opposite, but promoting a racially divisive message may be economically useful to our ruling class. Hopefully more people will start asking these questions.
It seems obvious when you explain it, but I never thought of it.
I must admit I’m struggling with this one. Are false accusations of sexual harassment good, actually, because they show where society has come on this issue? What about false accusations of rape?
Title is a bit baity. Not good, period. But useful, in a way.
Totally fair. On second read I realize you were more nuanced about it. Bait taken, I suppose.