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The problem with the concept of systemic racism is that it moves the burden of proof from the accuser to the accused. Its no longer necessarily the case always that an accuser needs prove that someone is racist. It is more the case that the accused needs to prove that he/she isnt
If racism is âsystemicâ i.e the whole edifice of society is racist from top-to-bottom then its on you, the accused, to prove that you are not racist, its not on the accuser that prove that you are. You are guilty until proven innocent in this sense.
More than this: you will constantly be having to prove that you are not racist. That will be a constant. It will not be enough merely to demonstrate it one occasion. You will have to demonstrate at all times for ppl to be sure.
Hence the need for an ever-expanding code of social etiquette to help us all to navigate these new & ever-shifting social niceties. To constantly feel on the edge of a false accusation of something heinous is anxiety-provoking, PC is like a linguistic anxiolytic in that sense.
So while I do accept/understand that any analysis of racism needs to go beyond the level of the individual to encompass wider societal structures I think there is a danger too in an analysis which becomes too all-encompassing.
It leads, ultimately, to this kind of nonsense https://wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/06/22/protests-george-floyd-racism-haiti-children-calvin-hennick
If racism is âsystemicâ then its totalising & you are basically guilty of racism until you can prove yourself to be innocent, which inverts traditional standards of proof of wrong-doing.
Like Calvinists trying to prove they are part of the Elect this is going to create one hell of an anti-racist work-ethic.
Preferably you need, at all times, to be demonstrating not only in a passive sense that you are not racist but also actively that you are an anti-racist. Denouncing others for their sins will help in this regard & the more places you can spot racism the better.
Its a commonplace observation now that the great awokening is secularised Christianity but more specifically its a form of secularised Calvinism in particular (hardly surprising given that the great-awokening is an American cultural export) & that âwork-ethicâ has come with it.
& there is always more work to be done to root out sin...... erm, I mean racism! https://twitter.com/CBR/status/1276929361904574465?s=20
Keep up the good work everybody! https://twitter.com/MartinDaubney/status/1276837043549724674?s=20
Great work ladies! https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1276178605568122881?s=20
Only 5? Shame on you HBO Max! https://twitter.com/TheRyanParker/status/1275925333514924032?s=20
Thank you Kristen https://twitter.com/KristenBell/status/1275946517107335168?s=20
I think we all know the answer https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1275584428287418368?s=20
Good work Atlantic magazine! https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1275434419990392832?s=20
Great work Nestle! https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1275433447071404032?s=20
Fine work Minnesota! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/harper-lee-mark-twain-banned-minnesota-schools/
Very important work being conducted by the Associated Press here & we thank you for your service to the cause of anti-racism https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1274071020471750666?s=20
Important work https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1273696004617928704?s=20
Thank you Rupert Murdoch! https://twitter.com/edwest/status/1273877579938881536?s=20
Thank you again! https://twitter.com/JBickertonUK/status/1273714422444445697?s=20
Great work Seattle! https://twitter.com/DrKarlynB/status/1273024251004674048?s=20
Wrong Boris! Ban it & ban ALL songs just to be sure https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53096584
Thank you Quaker Oats. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1273209600649633792?s=20
Thank you Margaret River https://www.smh.com.au/national/margaret-river-s-colonial-beers-ripped-from-shelves-over-name-controversy-20200616-p5531a.html
Thank you Canada! https://twitter.com/ElliotKaufman6/status/1271856860035981313?s=20
Thank you Facebook! https://twitter.com/AarRogan/status/1270308194041167875?s=20
Thank you UCLA! https://twitter.com/GregHoytLET/status/1270425162811232256?s=20
Thank you Merriam-Webster! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52993306
Thank you the aptly named Pitchfork! https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1271103922485280768?s=20
Sack everyone just to be sure! https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/1271081772428689409?s=20
Thank you Ant, thank you Dec https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1270777776174399488?s=20
Thank you University of Liverpool! https://twitter.com/maxclementsECHO/status/1270391104022745088?s=20
More important work being conducted here https://twitter.com/post_liberal/status/1269304969167089664?s=20
Thank you LA Galaxy! https://twitter.com/latimessports/status/1268951695876210690?s=20
Thank you elite educational institution! https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1268933987956817937?s=20
Got ourselves some non-compliance here, very troubling https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1268744142370242561?s=20
Everyone knows âtransphobiaâ is a form of âwhite supremacyâ so very important work being conducted here to serve the cause of anti-racism & for that we thank you https://twitter.com/NicoleBarbaro/status/1255857033019965440?s=20
Thank you again Associated Press. We need to root out all forms of oppression due to the fact that they all intersect & so ensuring that we use the correct nomenclature can be an important part of the work in relation to fighting white supremacy https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1258768634169757697?s=20
More non-compliance, troubling https://twitter.com/TrevorPTweets/status/1273850191611863041?s=20
Thank you the dictionary! https://twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/1273985895146848258?s=20
Intentions do not matter! Well said! https://twitter.com/LibbySchaaf/status/1273418902953811968?s=20
More non-compliance https://twitter.com/AiryManning/status/1272100521470459905?s=20
This guy has a long history of non-compliance, worrying https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1270856208455516160?s=20
More non-compliance here https://twitter.com/epkaufm/status/1261572840312225792?s=20
âObsolete & offensive.â Absolutely. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/18/last-night-of-the-proms-must-change
Trigger warning if you find this design offensive https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/22/calls-for-redesign-of-royal-honour-over-offensive-image
Very much agree. We must âdismantle raceâ by becoming completely & utterly obsessed by it. That might sound strange but thats bc you haven't done the work necessary to achieve this level of insight. https://twitter.com/NicholasGuyatt/status/1276084628957417472?s=20
Thank you CofE & BofE! https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/1273718996643258373?s=20
I think that if we demonise low-status whites that might help matters somewhat. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/new-statue-appeared-next-colstons-4228032
Very much agree. We need a cultural revolution. Whenever & wherever cultural revolutions have been attempted before they have gone rather well Ive heard. So lets do that. Yes. https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1270656642254848006?s=20
âThese peopleâ
What he means to say is that one must be fully indoctrinated into the faith - in this case: 3rd wave anti-racism - lest one veer into heresy, subsequently blaspheme & be cast out of the church altogether.
