I'm seeing more and more posts focusing on race in a negative light, and it's getting really disheartening to see so much IDPol on here. We're supposed to be focusing on Making America Great. That means great for everyone. But it's starting to feel more and more like a lot of people here only want it great for White Americans. It's like the left cut us out a villain shaped niche, and slowly we're filling it.
I started coming here because I was sick of the Left's Identity Politics game, and since the Election, I've just seen more and more of it creep here, just from the opposite end. Black Americans claim hate crimes on Asian Americans are the responsibility of White Americans? The response is overwhelmingly racially focused. "I hope we see Roof Koreans again before the year is out." or something to that effect. Don't get me wrong, it was funny the first time or two. But after a point, it just gets really depressing; Edgy jokes are only edgy jokes if you don't mean it, even if there is a kernel of truth to it.
I want to believe that we're not gonna purity spiral into the toilet, because I don't want to see that. I don't want race to be a matter of politics. I don't want to look at my Black friends and think "Wow, he probably thinks X thing." or look at my Asian friends and think "I wonder if he's on 'our' side." because that's just reinforcing the negative things that I wanted to escape from the left, and that's not who I am as a person. I don't judge individuals based on their skin color, and I don't want other people to do that to me. I don't want someone to look at me and think "Wow, look at this hateful white prick. Look at how easy he's got it and how hard I do, and how mean he is to me because of it." Or whatever wild bullshit the left thinks of white people right now.
Downvote me if you've gotta, I respect it, I just can't help but feel like this is wrong behavior. Not wrongthink. Just the beginnings of a bad habit.
The racist sentiment you're seeing from our side is genuine, but I don't think it runs as deep as those captured by the feeling might think it does - nor those of us in clearer states of mind might take it to be.
It's a natural reaction to a taboo being broken, theres an unbridled feeling that comes with ever doing so.
Remember the first time you ever cussed? Skipped class? A familiar unknown but exciting kind of resonance. We've been gaslit for decades about racial realities in America. Many are, and I know this is going to seem strange, but experiencing a kind of racial liberation in being able to "finally" talk about the feelings they were always told aren't real or valid or potentially beneficial.
And I say potentially because if it wasn't at least thought to be, the people arguing that it is (think of genuine white supremacists or neo-nazis) wouldn't be able to attract any of them.
I applaud your mentioning this, many of us see much more of it. But it... It's not good, but it makes sense that it's there.
I think the less we react or respond to it, whether positively or negatively is the way forward. Acknowledgement is important. But it can be left at that.
Counter intuitive but that will lead to it's diffusion. Those who would be convinced of any racial ideology as a way to bolster their own sense of self or well being would be convinced despite you.
That's why the divide and conquer tactic works, by the way.
For all of us that are rational, we will always see it as a choice, but statistically there's always people that will take the bait. All we can do is be the example going the other way.
But refusing to acknowledge it will make it worse. In a sense we're witnessing what's perfectly natural for people just exiting a narcissistic relationship - anger. That's a good thing.
Tldr: racism bad.
I mean, I understand the resentment, and the anger because I've felt them myself. I still do, sometimes. But I don't know how constructive this behavior I'm seeing is. Don't get me wrong, not everything that one does has to be constructive, for where else does catharsis lie? t's just... Starting to get a bit much for my own tastes.
The problem that I foresee is some kinda racist echo chamber. If we get lost in that catharsis, and start chasing it, things go downhill quickly. That's often the case with destructive behaviors; they feel good.
I don't know, man. I'm just some dude on the internet with opinions. Something just feels out of place, and I can't not do what little I can about it, and stay silent.
I understand. I'm not exactly thrilled to see it. I'm glad you decided to speak up.
There's a lot of divisive and false claims being made on racial lines by the professional managerial class. Those need to be identified and mocked, but you need to remember the difference between who they're about, and who's making them.