© John Englart
By and large, conservatives have taken a nuanced approach to the progressive attempt to redefine racism. This new definition crafted over the past few decades, mainly in the academy, states that racism is not a question of animosity or feelings of superiority towards a racial group but rather a matter of privilege and systems. Under this rubric racism is not about individual actions, but rather support for "systems of oppression."
But there is a key difference in the way that the left and the right have engaged in this dialogue. Progressives have no trouble at all saying that people who reject their newspeak version of racism are in fact racist. Up until now conservatives have largely resisted reaching the logical conclusion of their definition of racism, which is essentially discrimination based on skin color. That has to change now.
The blatant racial bigotry of the left must be called out. It is no longer an esoteric academic debate; it is a crisis that threatens to tear the country apart.
Take this tweet from Farnaz Fassihi, a journalist at the
New York Times, in reaction to a letter calling for an end to cancel culture.
Comment: If your pub is this rabidly pro-social distancing, it's time to find a new pub. Maybe one that doesn't treat its customers like cattle.
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