This is all about creating fragility in the black community-
If I go over to my child who has just fallen over and say : “wow that is so serious- do you want to have a safety zone to cry about it” - she might well say yes - and become more fragile.
I think it’s much more cynical than that. Black people aren’t afraid of white people. Crying racism is just a password - a spell, if you will - that blacks have learned. “Muh racism” nets them influence and resources they cannot otherwise obtain on merit. A secondary benefit is that accusations of racism deflect from the very real problem of black-on-everyone-else crime and violence.
Not surprisingly, this “cries out in pain as they strike you “ tactic was largely installed by the O.G. grifters who have perfected it over the course of many centuries.
Until we completely eradicate the power conferred by accusation of racism, there can be no victory against the Bolsheviks.
You’ve nailed it. One of the biggest mistakes people make, especially about their ideological enemies, is that other people are just dopey and dumb. But there’s all kinds of “intelligence” and one thing almost all humans have is intelligence in pattern-recognition. Kids quickly learn what they can and can’t get away with, what they can say to get heat off them when they’re in trouble (and what they shouldn’t say because it turns the heat up), etc. If society is in a place where “but racism! But historical trauma!” gets you whatever you want and puts you above criticism, people are gonna start making that claim. It’s honestly the smart thing to do, if you have nothing else to back up your ask or your argument.
This is all about creating fragility in the black community-
If I go over to my child who has just fallen over and say : “wow that is so serious- do you want to have a safety zone to cry about it” - she might well say yes - and become more fragile.
If I laugh/ignore it - she will become stronger
I think it’s much more cynical than that. Black people aren’t afraid of white people. Crying racism is just a password - a spell, if you will - that blacks have learned. “Muh racism” nets them influence and resources they cannot otherwise obtain on merit. A secondary benefit is that accusations of racism deflect from the very real problem of black-on-everyone-else crime and violence.
Not surprisingly, this “cries out in pain as they strike you “ tactic was largely installed by the O.G. grifters who have perfected it over the course of many centuries.
Until we completely eradicate the power conferred by accusation of racism, there can be no victory against the Bolsheviks.
You’ve nailed it. One of the biggest mistakes people make, especially about their ideological enemies, is that other people are just dopey and dumb. But there’s all kinds of “intelligence” and one thing almost all humans have is intelligence in pattern-recognition. Kids quickly learn what they can and can’t get away with, what they can say to get heat off them when they’re in trouble (and what they shouldn’t say because it turns the heat up), etc. If society is in a place where “but racism! But historical trauma!” gets you whatever you want and puts you above criticism, people are gonna start making that claim. It’s honestly the smart thing to do, if you have nothing else to back up your ask or your argument.