renard_ruse
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"Racism" (which 90% of the time only means "white "racism"" while racism by other groups either towards whites or toward other non-white groups is normally ignored, excused, or simply not noticed) is the witchcraft of the post-modern age.
A mere accusation of "racism" is enough to bring down the holy wrath of an outraged liberal society upon the individual so accused. Not only are there social and community repercussions of various kinds, along with frequent ostracism from peer groups, many individuals internally seeth with rage and anger toward the person being accused of the "racism" and feel justified or even complelled to engage in physical violence toward the accused.
Beyond the fact, that 90% of the time or so, those accused of "racism" are not in fact "racist" (at least no more so than any human who may have some slight preference for one or more other groups but hides it, as nearly everyone does to some extent), even if the person accused of so-called "racism" were actually "racist" why does this matter to anyone else anyway if they aren't causing anyone else harm?
That is the key question that is never asked in the anti-"racism" hysteria. What difference does it make and what gives you a moral right to "judge" them for something that's not illegal in the first place? Being "racist" and even telling others, even if someone blatantly were (which nearly no one is in 2016 but supposing they were), is completely protected by the law and by the fundamental human right to freedom of thought and conscience. What, you say? That's not true! Oh, yes it is, Rorys of the world. Racial discrimination in certain situations is illegal, but "being racist" is not. That's why even the term "racism" is a meaningless, useless, and deliberately vague term, it means nothing. Discrimination is the problem.
The reality is, just because you think someone is "racist" chances are 90% or more of the time, they aren't (or at least no more than the minimal level all humans are), and even if they were, and if they were blatantly so, if they aren't causing real, tangible harm to anyone else, its none of your freaking business and you have no moral OR legal right to physically attack him or her.
So, get over it. Its time for society to move on. We moved past anti-witchcraft hysteria and judgementalism, and its time to do the same over the equally specious "racism" hysteria.
A mere accusation of "racism" is enough to bring down the holy wrath of an outraged liberal society upon the individual so accused. Not only are there social and community repercussions of various kinds, along with frequent ostracism from peer groups, many individuals internally seeth with rage and anger toward the person being accused of the "racism" and feel justified or even complelled to engage in physical violence toward the accused.
Beyond the fact, that 90% of the time or so, those accused of "racism" are not in fact "racist" (at least no more so than any human who may have some slight preference for one or more other groups but hides it, as nearly everyone does to some extent), even if the person accused of so-called "racism" were actually "racist" why does this matter to anyone else anyway if they aren't causing anyone else harm?
That is the key question that is never asked in the anti-"racism" hysteria. What difference does it make and what gives you a moral right to "judge" them for something that's not illegal in the first place? Being "racist" and even telling others, even if someone blatantly were (which nearly no one is in 2016 but supposing they were), is completely protected by the law and by the fundamental human right to freedom of thought and conscience. What, you say? That's not true! Oh, yes it is, Rorys of the world. Racial discrimination in certain situations is illegal, but "being racist" is not. That's why even the term "racism" is a meaningless, useless, and deliberately vague term, it means nothing. Discrimination is the problem.
The reality is, just because you think someone is "racist" chances are 90% or more of the time, they aren't (or at least no more than the minimal level all humans are), and even if they were, and if they were blatantly so, if they aren't causing real, tangible harm to anyone else, its none of your freaking business and you have no moral OR legal right to physically attack him or her.
So, get over it. Its time for society to move on. We moved past anti-witchcraft hysteria and judgementalism, and its time to do the same over the equally specious "racism" hysteria.
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