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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Two problems with that line of thinking.
1) It assumes everyone of goodwill agrees on what constitutes an injustice and how they should be remedied. But in the real world, to give an example, only 38 per of Black Americans think race should play any part in college admissions. Are blind auditions for orchestras fair, or do they perpetuate inequality? Is it unjust to write novels or movies from the POV of a person of a different racial or gender identity? Disagreements about these matters don’t break neatly along lines of compassion or justice.
2) Social values often conflict with other values in messy ways. What are the pitfalls of emphasizing group identity over individual identity? Of employing shame and ostracization to enforce consensus on issues people feel passionate about? What do we lose when we treat ideas as violence? People who have spoken out against the illiberal left - people like Margaret Atwood, Malcolm Gladwell, and Salman Rushdie - have not been watching too much Fox News. They see a genuine threat to vital liberal values and norms emerging from the left.
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It's not about actions, it's about being aware enough to have discussions about it. Being 'woke" doesn't mean you fight for every perceived injustice you come across. It's jut the difference between being socially educated and ignorant. Are you arguing for ignorance, or are you missing the point?