I find the logic behind systemic racism confusing. I saw a video of a black comedian who said white people complained about his jokes being racist towards them and he said that they were not racist but if a white person told the same jokes about black people then they would be racist. He called white peoples claim “reverse racism” and said for in order for his jokes to be racist they would have to take a time machine and make white people slaves and black people slave masters. How are racist incidents for black people racist and not racist for white people when they only believe in systemic racism? And yet they seem to be believe in interpersonal racism?
When my 3 now-adult kids were teens, they would often be upset at me or my wife, do something that caused a problem, and then blame us, the parents, for the bad outcomes of their own decisions. And usually shout a bit about it. We gave them freedom to choose, we don't accept blame.
Freedom to act requires accepting some blame when there is a bad outcome that is caused, or somewhat caused, by the freely chosen action.
One of your quotes I found most educational and frankly, inspirational, is, "No one is coming to save us." What I find *most* disturbing about the race-hucksterism of "systemic racism" is this implicit belief that "the white man" must fix it for us. Here we are, still ostensibly oppressed daily--albeit while driving a Lexus and practicing medicine, for instance--but the savior is the same person we blame for the malady. The mind reels!
I find the logic behind systemic racism confusing. I saw a video of a black comedian who said white people complained about his jokes being racist towards them and he said that they were not racist but if a white person told the same jokes about black people then they would be racist. He called white peoples claim “reverse racism” and said for in order for his jokes to be racist they would have to take a time machine and make white people slaves and black people slave masters. How are racist incidents for black people racist and not racist for white people when they only believe in systemic racism? And yet they seem to be believe in interpersonal racism?
When my 3 now-adult kids were teens, they would often be upset at me or my wife, do something that caused a problem, and then blame us, the parents, for the bad outcomes of their own decisions. And usually shout a bit about it. We gave them freedom to choose, we don't accept blame.
Freedom to act requires accepting some blame when there is a bad outcome that is caused, or somewhat caused, by the freely chosen action.
Nobody wants the blame for bad outcomes.
One of your quotes I found most educational and frankly, inspirational, is, "No one is coming to save us." What I find *most* disturbing about the race-hucksterism of "systemic racism" is this implicit belief that "the white man" must fix it for us. Here we are, still ostensibly oppressed daily--albeit while driving a Lexus and practicing medicine, for instance--but the savior is the same person we blame for the malady. The mind reels!