I have no idea what I’m doing with this thing. Ah, well. Such is life.
First blog post
This is the post excerpt.
This is the post excerpt.
I have no idea what I’m doing with this thing. Ah, well. Such is life.
There is no reason for “social justice” to be a pejorative concept. A few weeks ago, I googled “SJW” after having seen this acronym used several times to insult someone. Wikipedia defines it, in part, as follows:
“Social justice warrior” (commonly abbreviated SJW) is a pejorative for an individual promoting socially progressive views, including feminism, civil rights, multiculturalism and identity politics. The accusation of being an SJW carries implications of pursuing personal validation rather than any deep-seated conviction, and being engaged in disingenuous social justice arguments or activism to raise personal reputation, also known as virtue signalling.
There is a lot to unpack here. Based on this definition, persons who use this term as an insult must implicitly believe the following or some variation of the following:
Self-interest may be king. But even taking empathy out of the equation, self-interest should not lead to a rejection of social justice or progressivism in every case. For instance, assume you never have, do not and are assured to never need government assistance to help you pay for food, housing and medical care. To give away some of your hard earned money for the purpose of contributing to someone else’s food, housing and medical care is infringing upon your right to use your own money as you see fit. But is it still in everyone’s self-interest to pay social program taxes and to have the government mandate the tax? Most people like going to the ATM, taking out a whole bunch of money and not worrying too much about getting bashed over the head for it on their way to the car. We do not want citizens to be desperate enough to do that. It is in our self-interest to ensure that people in our community are not desperate. We’d like to ensure our right to safety by ensuring other people’s right to food.
Self-interest may be king. But it is possible to square empathy and self-interest such that self-interest should not lead to a rejection of social justice or progressivism in every case. For instance, assume you are an American of Italian heritage and that you do not and never will have a friend or relative who is Muslim. To outlaw discrimination against Muslims infringes on your freedom to employ or not employ (associate or not associate with) whomever you want. But is it still in everyone’s self-interest to support the mandate against discrimination? Most Italian-Americans like not having to worry about how the sound of their name on a job application may come across to employers. We do not want to be on the receiving end of an ill-formed, pre-conceived notion. It is in our interest to ensure that Muslims are not subject to discrimination. We’d like to ensure our right to be judged for who we are by ensuring other people’s right to be judged for who they are.
My rights are king. But so are yours, because they bear upon mine. Nothing disingenuous about that.
She said it was I who was falling
But that was bull.
I was keeping her upright.
A ton of bricks mounting.
The more, the merrier?
Perhaps
What is backwards is straight
And what is up is down.
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny.
Appropriation. Documentation. Confirmation
The quickest route to conformity.
Seeing is not believing.
Blasphemy
The quickest route to conformity.
Flattery. Documentation.
Truth, justice.
What is black is black
And what is white is white.
Perhaps
Less is more?
Demolition of a building.
I said it was she who was falling
But that was bull.
She was keeping me upright.