You say anti-racism is all OK, nothing to worry about.
Why is race above all other factors the criteria for which we judge discrimination? Why ignore the differences between people of the same race and emphasize differences between races? By choosing race as the primary lens you discriminate against other kinds of injustice and oversimplify the real problem.
Anti-racism is placing ideology above reason, a tactic also used by nationalism, communism and inquisition. Don't want to give up the right to think differently, but anyone can try to persuade me if they have the arguments.
I'd love if anti-racists would stop spreading the idea that people of different origins can't be trusted and that everything is twisted and biased against your group, that's very damaging to society. It doesn't acknowledge that races collaborate and share a lot of what they have best, it tries to undermine communication itself.
"Why is race above all other factors the criteria for which we judge discrimination?"
It isn't. Religious discrimination is no less abhorrent. Racial discrimination just happens to be the most pervasive kind of discrimination in the United States.
"Why ignore the differences between people of the same race and emphasize differences between races?"
I don't. I'm actually a whole person. One conversation isn't the entirety of my identity or existence. I'm actually very concerned differences between classes.
"By choosing race as the primary lens you discriminate against other kinds of injustice and oversimplify the real problem."
Race is a lens. It happens to be the lense through which this discussion is taking place. You don't know whether it's the "primary" lens through which I interpret the world so why are you assuming this? Also don't say that it "ignores the real problem" if you arent going to say what the "real problem" is.
"Anti-racism is placing ideology above reason"
No anti racism is just basic human decency. You're either anti-racist or you're a piece of shit. I don't see a middle ground there. You can be anti-racist, racism-neutral, or pro-racism. Only one is acceptable.
"a tactic also used by nationalism, communism and inquisition."
How convenient for you to lump me in with those terrible things. I'm sure it makes sense somehow and you didn't just feel it makes sense. I'll just go ahead and assume that I'm like the inquisition even though you did nothing to support your outlandish statement.
"Don't want to give up the right to think differently, but anyone can try to persuade me if they have the arguments."
Nobody is trying to take away your right to think differently. Nobody is persecuting you.
"I'd love if anti-racists would stop spreading the idea that people of different origins can't be trusted"
That's actually the opposite of what people opposed to racism believe. Not sure what planet you're living on.
"and that everything is twisted and biased against your group"
Everything may not be biased against black people but enough things are that it constitutes a real barrier to success. Not sure why anyone would want to fight against dismantling racial discrimination. You okay?
Meanwhile huge numbers of white conservatives think there is a conspiracy to replace them with non white immigrants to benefit the Democrats. A literal american neo nazi conspiracy theory, but really trying to bring about legit racial equality is the problem nowadays. Lmao
"It doesn't acknowledge that races collaborate and share a lot of what they have best."
It doesn't huh? I love collaboration between races. Are you saying I don't? What about the melting pot of racial identities who turned out for the black lives matter protests? Do you discount that?
"it tries to undermine communication itself"
I just see it as separating two groups. People who are cool with the inequality + discrimination and people who aren't. The people who want to fight inequality and discrimination come from every background including white. The people who want to keep the status quo and think black people should suffer in silence are mostly all white. So it isn't racial separation coming from anti racists. Racial separation to the extent there is any now is coming from anti anti-anti-racists.
Why is race above all other factors the criteria for which we judge discrimination? Why ignore the differences between people of the same race and emphasize differences between races? By choosing race as the primary lens you discriminate against other kinds of injustice and oversimplify the real problem.
Anti-racism is placing ideology above reason, a tactic also used by nationalism, communism and inquisition. Don't want to give up the right to think differently, but anyone can try to persuade me if they have the arguments.
I'd love if anti-racists would stop spreading the idea that people of different origins can't be trusted and that everything is twisted and biased against your group, that's very damaging to society. It doesn't acknowledge that races collaborate and share a lot of what they have best, it tries to undermine communication itself.