“The dumbing-down of America is evident in the slow decay of substantive content, a ‘celebration of ignorance.’”
Sagan
“DEI” is just the advanced stage of a much greater philosophical evil:
“Forced Altruism”
When our culture demands that personal “righteousness” is determined by confiscation of our wealth and forced abandonment of our cultural values (while getting nothing in return), individual initiative is suffocated.
We have lost equipotent institutional knowledge and replaced it with meaningless “certifications.” The honorable and productive among us, who watch so much of their wealth confiscated (and then recklessly squandered), are still mercilessly denigrated by leftists and perpetually accused of “not paying their fair share”
Leftist politicians encourage us to think as groups (racial, religious, economic) rather than as Americans
Leftists do this in order to pit one “group” against another. One “group” is told it is okay plunder the next group, even physically harm the next group.
We’re mendaciously told, “They deserve it”
What is incorrectly called “white privilege,” or any kind of “privilege,” is just the logical accumulation of a lifetime of effort, ethics, good choices, and elbow grease.
You’re supposed to be “evil,” because your parents made sure you did well in school, that you avoided bad habits, bad “friends.”
You’re “evil,” because you relentlessly studied/worked in college, trade school, apprenticeships.
You’re “vile,” because you assumed personal responsibility for everything you did, or failed to do, accepted logical consequences, and that your personal philosophy has always been to under-promise, and over-deliver.
Instead of sitting-around and incessantly whining about the world being “unfair,” you got to work, produced, contributed, made yourself useful, made a respectable life for yourself.
It’s not easy. It’s not supposed to be!
This “privilege,” so maligned by leftists, is actually what has sustained Western Civilization for centuries.
It should be acclaimed and applauded as the Core of our culture!
“Smooth seas do not good sailors make!”
Sailor’s Axiom
/John
