Is 'Social Justice' Really Just A Ruse?
I get why a lot of people want to stand up for people and the environment etc. but is the modern way and type of 'Social Justice' really just a ruse/con?
You've only got to look online at 'SJW's' to see examples of how angry and narcissistic these people have become in the name of defending what they see as cause which needs attention. Great that they feel passionate about something, but why then the extreme anger and also at times the inability to defend their viewpoint without going apoplectic?
All this rage and vein-bulging sycophancy surely cannot be good for the heart.
The more I see of this type of behaviour, the more I can't help but feel that these people are being conned. They are certainly passionate about their arguments, but who is teaching them that there is only one viewpoint and one way of solving issues? Also, how can they be sure that their way is right - or should that not be questioned?
Things like racism, homophobia, disability rights etc. can be solved (hopefully) through different ways and means - talking with 'offenders' and educating them, perhaps even helping offenders overcome wrong/negative stereotypes about people rather than hating and brow-beating on any person deemed 'racist' or 'homophobic' could be a better way of encouraging change rather than demanding on line that 'all racists/homophobes must die'. Newsflash: They won't die just because you say so, and using death threats makes your argument null and void.
So why is it a Ruse, in my opinion?
* The 'Right' knows that the 'Left' will never accept it or its policies
* Young people are more likely to vote 'Left' than 'Right', so the 'Right' need to change this in order to retain control
* The 'Right' needs to split up the 'Left' and so it champions 'Social Justice' under all the trappings of Liberalism.
* This then splits the 'Left' between traditional Socialists and modernist Liberals. Neither side now gets on, and the traditional Socialists now feel isolated from the 'Left'. As society gets ever more Liberal they feel attracted more towards the 'Right' than the now mad and zany 'Left'. Hence, the 'Right' continue to stay in power.
Has racism been solved by modern Social Justice? No.
Has homophobia been solved by modern Social Justice? No.
Are people fed up with being lectured to about how 'shitty' they are for not falling in line with Social Justice teachings? Yes.
Could the movement ultimately do more harm than good, if people stop caring about Social Justice? Possibly.
As Big Country once commented in the song 'One Great Thing'
"Talk will come to nothing while the shouting still goes on."
You've only got to look online at 'SJW's' to see examples of how angry and narcissistic these people have become in the name of defending what they see as cause which needs attention. Great that they feel passionate about something, but why then the extreme anger and also at times the inability to defend their viewpoint without going apoplectic?
All this rage and vein-bulging sycophancy surely cannot be good for the heart.
The more I see of this type of behaviour, the more I can't help but feel that these people are being conned. They are certainly passionate about their arguments, but who is teaching them that there is only one viewpoint and one way of solving issues? Also, how can they be sure that their way is right - or should that not be questioned?
Things like racism, homophobia, disability rights etc. can be solved (hopefully) through different ways and means - talking with 'offenders' and educating them, perhaps even helping offenders overcome wrong/negative stereotypes about people rather than hating and brow-beating on any person deemed 'racist' or 'homophobic' could be a better way of encouraging change rather than demanding on line that 'all racists/homophobes must die'. Newsflash: They won't die just because you say so, and using death threats makes your argument null and void.
So why is it a Ruse, in my opinion?
* The 'Right' knows that the 'Left' will never accept it or its policies
* Young people are more likely to vote 'Left' than 'Right', so the 'Right' need to change this in order to retain control
* The 'Right' needs to split up the 'Left' and so it champions 'Social Justice' under all the trappings of Liberalism.
* This then splits the 'Left' between traditional Socialists and modernist Liberals. Neither side now gets on, and the traditional Socialists now feel isolated from the 'Left'. As society gets ever more Liberal they feel attracted more towards the 'Right' than the now mad and zany 'Left'. Hence, the 'Right' continue to stay in power.
Has racism been solved by modern Social Justice? No.
Has homophobia been solved by modern Social Justice? No.
Are people fed up with being lectured to about how 'shitty' they are for not falling in line with Social Justice teachings? Yes.
Could the movement ultimately do more harm than good, if people stop caring about Social Justice? Possibly.
As Big Country once commented in the song 'One Great Thing'
"Talk will come to nothing while the shouting still goes on."
36-40, M
