I would argue that it has gotten even worse than "words are violence", because a common BLM chant was "silence is violence". Depending on the particular ideology or cult, non-conformity to the mob is considered violence now too. This is sophistry of course, cheap sophistry. But it leads to actual violence. I wonder if perhaps the current…
I would argue that it has gotten even worse than "words are violence", because a common BLM chant was "silence is violence". Depending on the particular ideology or cult, non-conformity to the mob is considered violence now too. This is sophistry of course, cheap sophistry. But it leads to actual violence. I wonder if perhaps the current "culture war" may someday morph into an actual civil war for the right to free speech.
The silence is violence mantra made me sick, angry and frankly a bit fearful of what can come of it. “If you don’t believe in our cause hook line and sinker then you are a fascist”! What a dangerous mindset that is and sadly so many white liberals became among the most strident practitioners of it. I abhor actual racism and acknowledge our troubled history but so much of the modern day BLM movement is simply based on outright lies and a lack of critical thinking. These lies are amplified like wildfire by social media, the MSM and the hardcore ideologues and their destructive nature was seen over and over the past few years.
There is some excellent unbiased studies conducted by various exceptionally smart academics who have concluded this reality. Anecdotally speaking, it always seemed strange that this white supremacist country decided to have Asian Americans put into the highest income earners, the least incarcerated and the least fatal encounters with the police. Very clever indeed lol.
I would argue that it has gotten even worse than "words are violence", because a common BLM chant was "silence is violence". Depending on the particular ideology or cult, non-conformity to the mob is considered violence now too. This is sophistry of course, cheap sophistry. But it leads to actual violence. I wonder if perhaps the current "culture war" may someday morph into an actual civil war for the right to free speech.
The silence is violence mantra made me sick, angry and frankly a bit fearful of what can come of it. “If you don’t believe in our cause hook line and sinker then you are a fascist”! What a dangerous mindset that is and sadly so many white liberals became among the most strident practitioners of it. I abhor actual racism and acknowledge our troubled history but so much of the modern day BLM movement is simply based on outright lies and a lack of critical thinking. These lies are amplified like wildfire by social media, the MSM and the hardcore ideologues and their destructive nature was seen over and over the past few years.
There is some excellent unbiased studies conducted by various exceptionally smart academics who have concluded this reality. Anecdotally speaking, it always seemed strange that this white supremacist country decided to have Asian Americans put into the highest income earners, the least incarcerated and the least fatal encounters with the police. Very clever indeed lol.