Peter, it appears you and I were reading from a similar playbook this morning. One thing I forgot to mention in my discussion of diversity was the exclusion of Asians from the colored cabal because..."success."
That said, you hit on something great here, but I still think you need to take it just a hair further. You see, in my opinion, the "privileged oppressor" vs "oppressed" mindset is the sales pitch, not the end game. Many, *many* buy the pitch and do the legwork, but the salesmen...oh, the salesmen. They are the alleged "priveleged," the "whites" who are coddled in financial comfort. They sell the oppressor/oppressed relationship to the allegedly oppressed, but why? Control. Think about it. The concept comes down from the ivory towers to the proles below, and the oppressed proles, swallowing hook, line, and sinker, then swim around dragging the line behind them. When it comes time for voting, who does the oppressed vote for? The oppressor. It's a brilliantly evil business model, and it's what I address in my piece this morning.
Agreed, with the caveat that those who are that cynically self-aware are the exception rather than the norm. I'm sure they exist, but I think that such as Gay are fanatics rather than Machiavellian cynics.
I also think that the voters who actually think about their votes aren't voting in DEI, they're voting in largess from the treasury. Most people just vote their team and are done with it.
“That idealism, straight out of (and debunked by) Animal Farm, is a siren song to the young, and it explains why the ideology of socialism is so persistent. Cynical race-baiters and their ilk have found a way to crank that idealism to eleven by combining it with Critical Race Theory's rejection of the Western ideals born in the Enlightenment. Merit, individuality and individualism, and the rule of law are all looked upon with suspicion and worse, and there aren't many dots to connect to get to the Jew hatred that we now know permeates the Left.”
Peter, this answers the question I posed on our FB page last week. Thank you for the insights! The Marxists are unflagging in their nefarious efforts.
I was part way there with the grievance hierarchy rankings, but I didn't find the final puzzle piece until Bari Weiss dropped it in my lap.
Excellent piece, especially the afterword!
(Constructive feedback: the red font in the quote box is a bit tough to read on black background)
Could you screenshot that and message it to me? I see black text on white background on both browser and app.
Peter, she's talking about the Delgado meme. I agree, the red on black is a bit rough on the eyes.
Oh, ah. Got it. I'll work on it.
Thank you Chad! I should have specified :)
Yeah, I should have been more clear. Big thanks to Chad for clarifying!
Fixed. Thank you.
Peter, it appears you and I were reading from a similar playbook this morning. One thing I forgot to mention in my discussion of diversity was the exclusion of Asians from the colored cabal because..."success."
That said, you hit on something great here, but I still think you need to take it just a hair further. You see, in my opinion, the "privileged oppressor" vs "oppressed" mindset is the sales pitch, not the end game. Many, *many* buy the pitch and do the legwork, but the salesmen...oh, the salesmen. They are the alleged "priveleged," the "whites" who are coddled in financial comfort. They sell the oppressor/oppressed relationship to the allegedly oppressed, but why? Control. Think about it. The concept comes down from the ivory towers to the proles below, and the oppressed proles, swallowing hook, line, and sinker, then swim around dragging the line behind them. When it comes time for voting, who does the oppressed vote for? The oppressor. It's a brilliantly evil business model, and it's what I address in my piece this morning.
Agreed, with the caveat that those who are that cynically self-aware are the exception rather than the norm. I'm sure they exist, but I think that such as Gay are fanatics rather than Machiavellian cynics.
I also think that the voters who actually think about their votes aren't voting in DEI, they're voting in largess from the treasury. Most people just vote their team and are done with it.
“That idealism, straight out of (and debunked by) Animal Farm, is a siren song to the young, and it explains why the ideology of socialism is so persistent. Cynical race-baiters and their ilk have found a way to crank that idealism to eleven by combining it with Critical Race Theory's rejection of the Western ideals born in the Enlightenment. Merit, individuality and individualism, and the rule of law are all looked upon with suspicion and worse, and there aren't many dots to connect to get to the Jew hatred that we now know permeates the Left.”
Ayn Rand used the term "selfishness" instead of "greed".
I prefer "ambition."
How can we, as a nation, not crumble under meritless college admissions and hiring practices? The best and the brightest are a thing of the past.