I heard about a college teacher (I believe it was at a college though it may have been a high school) who asked a room full of students, most of which were white, a simple question. He asked if the students were alive in the time period where slavery was acceptable, would they disagree and oppose it. Everyone raised their hands to show they would. He then asked if they would share something about themselves that goes against society's norms and would cause most people to look at them differently, hate them, or completely shun them from society. None of them could do it.
The point he was making is that most people today who believe they would oppose something like this would go along with it because they seek to be acceptable in society. They would not be willing to risk anything for someone else's safety or comfort. They are not free-thinkers but do-as-I-sayers. I reflect with this story heavily on the white liberals in the US who go out of their way for BLM and other black causes, they want to make it known to everyone that they stand for black empowerment but they do so only because it is considered to be socially acceptable (and heavily encouraged) in today's social climate. They are doing it for themselves, not for us.
What are your thoughts on this?
The point he was making is that most people today who believe they would oppose something like this would go along with it because they seek to be acceptable in society. They would not be willing to risk anything for someone else's safety or comfort. They are not free-thinkers but do-as-I-sayers. I reflect with this story heavily on the white liberals in the US who go out of their way for BLM and other black causes, they want to make it known to everyone that they stand for black empowerment but they do so only because it is considered to be socially acceptable (and heavily encouraged) in today's social climate. They are doing it for themselves, not for us.
What are your thoughts on this?
