Comment by andy_xor_andrew
1 year ago
> Quite the cultural flame war in this thread.
It's kind of the perfect storm, because both sides of the argument include a mixture of reasonable well-intentioned people, and crazy extremists. However you choose to be upset about this, you always have someone crazy to point at.
> However you choose to be upset about this, you always have someone crazy to point at.
Scary! I hope nobody finds a way to exploit this dynamic for profit.
Why do you think the elites love this woke shit? Because it divides people.
More than just the elites. The extreme division between all Americans from any group - political, racial, religious etc. - is all part of a large, ongoing cyberwarfare attack from Russia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency
I'm sure other nations are involved, Russia has just done the most recorded damage so far. The entire point of red vs blue, black vs white, rich vs poor rhetoric is to divide and conquer the American people.
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Well, it's not crazy extremist to say that there is a woke cult out there that hates white people, and wants to systematically suppress them. The same people ironically claim to be oppressed by white people as every major corporation and liberal politician lines up to do their bidding.
Someone being well-off, having power/wealth/influence, can still be a victim of racism and social marginalization. There's no irony or contradiction there.
Yes of course! If you think not, you have no imagination. You can be a victim of crime, disproportionately taxed, pushed out of your job over bullshit, not hired, hated by a lot of people for simply existing, treated unfairly in court. All because your race is blamed for everything. You don't have to lose it all to experience racism. You could get sucker punched in the street by someone with racial motives. Look up "Knockout Game" to see how black kids actually do that.
I hate to bring up the Jews, but they are a classic group that fits the description. Arguably wealthier than average but blamed for everything by some people. Certainly nobody would deny they are facing racism. The leftists who call everyone Nazis are terrorizing innocent Jews around the country right now.