RE: More Race Hysteria from SJW's
October 9, 2017 at 11:17 am
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2017 at 11:27 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(October 9, 2017 at 9:41 am)Bob Kelso Wrote:(October 9, 2017 at 9:18 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You mean like people from the KKK being Republican and people from the BP being Democrat? Does identity politics mean that you lean a certain way politically because of the group you are in?
Thump said it simply and eloquently, but let me try a different way:
It's basically tribalism. It's taking your identity (your skin color, or your orientation, or religion or all of these things) and forming your views around this identity. Groups form around this concept, and you'll hear the phrase "As a *insert skin color/religion here* I feel that..." quite a bit.
Frankly, I agree with much of what Sam Harris has to say about it here: https://youtu.be/KPRhJeFNico
Yeah I understand it now. Thank you.
I'd like to think i try to be objective in my political views and take each issue individually rather than siding one way on every issue simply because it's from a particular side.
I'm kind of in the middle, demographically, anyway. I'm an immigrant, but now a citizen; South american, but Caucasian; and middle class and catholic (both of which can go either way). Also I grew up mostly in the midwest, but it was a liberal city in the Midwest.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh