I've mentioned before that I have a very large extended family and I got into an argument with a cousin of mine the other day. I generally try to ignore him when he goes on his rants but he was defending CRT and how people are trying to erase history and I couldn't keep silent. Besides being told I'm an Uncle Tom or that I "do the bidding of white supremacists" he gave me the usual talking points that I'm sure everyone has heard ad nauseam.
I asked him who specifically is holding him back, and if he is so concerned about history what is stopping him from getting all the books he wants about whatever topic. Long story short, he stopped talking to me when I said he makes no sense whatsoever, and asked why he doesn't put this energy into helping organizations who work to free victims of slavery/sex trafficking today.
More and more I am very grateful my parents would always tell me that the world owed me nothing and that life is not always fair. I swear a lot of young people seem to be taught that everything will go their way and if it doesn't then you can blame some vague concepts like "systemic racism" or "the patriarchy". Combine that with the endless talk about disparities as if that isn't something that will always occur naturally. Some people have it better than you, some have it worse, some make better choices, and some don't. Life if full of things like that, but there is this ridiculous idea that everything can be perfectly equal if the right people are in power.
I used to think I could open some eyes but I guess I can't, some people are determined to be victims or wallow in their self imposed oppression.
Some really are as the payout it gives them can be actual, measurable, terrifying power for what amounts to nothing more than having a group connection at times.
It's not even a limited topic despite the immediate cries of various things when this sort of issue is suggested: antisemitism, misogyny, whatever the term might be for specific and directed racism towards black [no it's not 'white supremacism' because large parts of Asia sure as hell aren't white by a long shot]. What does become apparent from these is how someone might be thinking if their immediate go to is one particular group over others, not that such prejudice will be realised by anyone woke.
As for the grifters involved in this they certainly don't want to disrupt their money ticket, especially the ones who capitalise [literally] and either 1) get paid to travel round different countries and speak further incendiary talking point to keep the gravy train going, or 2) shout at rooms full of useful idiots, telling said idiots they are original sin or whatever, and the being fucking paid for it by the same bunch of idiots! Or even both while also writing books that are nothing more than a mix of nonsense, jargon, plagiarised materials, and likely are being "sold" for so much because it's really part of a money laundering scam.