Transparency - Not!

Undertoad · 06-22-2011, 01:39 PM

When racism is declared in a political context, it is almost never actual racism taking place, but people feel like they can throw the label around at will.

They feel elevated by the accusation. To accuse you of racism means that I am pure of it. Or even better, I am more able to detect it, even where my fellow travelers do not.

The matter of charging somebody with hate is not considered so relevant. I don't know why. It's poor behavior on its own.

And using race as the universal charge with which we disparage others will not improve race relations one iota.

06-22-2011, 01:39 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	When racism is declared in a political context, it is almost never actual racism taking place, but people feel like they can throw the label around at will. They feel elevated by the accusation. To accuse you of racism means that I am pure of it. Or even better, I am more able to detect it, even where my fellow travelers do not. The matter of charging somebody with hate is not considered so relevant. I don't know why. It's poor behavior on its own. And using race as the universal charge with which we disparage others will not improve race relations one iota.

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