Economist Thomas Sowell once said that the word ‘racism’ is like ketchup: it can be put on practically anything. Today, since Robin DiAngelo et al have decided that all white people are racist , it could be argued that the word has lost some of its power; if we’re all racist, then calling us just that isn’t particularly effective. And if we’re all
There is a famous routine by the late, great American comedian George Carlin in which he talks about why he refuses to vote. In less than four minutes, he brilliantly captures the deep flaws of the US political process, and the futility of a system that has become irredeemably corrupt (“I’m sure as soon as the election’s over your country will
El economista Thomas Sowell dijo una vez que la palabra «racismo» es como el ketchup: se puede poner prácticamente sobre cualquier cosa. Hoy en día, desde que Robin DiAngelo y otros han decidido que todos los blancos son racistas , se podría argumentar que la palabra ha perdido parte de su poder; si todos somos racistas, entonces llamarnos sólo
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