To clarify what I'm trying to say a bit more: the system is as racist as it ever was, and will continue to kill and incarcerate brown people disproportionately. No change there. But in the past it had more self consciously racist intentions, whereas now it's more "maintenance racism" to sustain existing social structures rather than "the…
To clarify what I'm trying to say a bit more: the system is as racist as it ever was, and will continue to kill and incarcerate brown people disproportionately. No change there. But in the past it had more self consciously racist intentions, whereas now it's more "maintenance racism" to sustain existing social structures rather than "the point".
This is worse in my opinion, because it's harder to fight against. If you're a not-white ivy league graduate and you have a nice 6 figure tech job, you won't feel as connected to the struggles of people who look like you. You were able to "make it", and you'll feel instinctively that you have more in common with those who share your protected affluent status than you do with people a few miles away being beaten & jailed, or even further away getting slaughtered en masse.
Unfortunately, that is so true! I've feathered my nest, anyone who hasn't can flip off. However, no way I can find enough feathers for everyone. But back to the main post, yes this is the new thought police, so well practiced already in UK, now brought to USA and most other former democratic nations. Thank the neo-libreal think tanks (i.e. Project 2025) for this New Speak. Welcome to Gilead.
What I don't understand is how any of this contradicts the claim that "the public is pro-colonialism". The u.s. is a colonial state, whether its citizens prefer "maintenance racism" or "self consciously racist intentions" doesn't change that. There are similar disagreements among the israeli public, yet they are still, just like yanks, overwhelmingly pro-colonialism.
The point i was trying to make is, I think, even more distressing: the public neither knows or cares enough to be described as "pro-colonialism". The "average" American lives in a parallel world completely divested from any understanding of history or how the world functions. Instead they exist in a kaliadoscopic fugue state sewn together with sitcom quips, sports statistics, and pop culture ephemera. It just feels overly simplistic to characterize them as "pro-colonialism" when the very concept simply isn't on their radar.
I don't think it's overly simplistic to characterize them as pro-colonialism in the face of their apathy, ignorance, & delusions regarding colonialism.
To clarify what I'm trying to say a bit more: the system is as racist as it ever was, and will continue to kill and incarcerate brown people disproportionately. No change there. But in the past it had more self consciously racist intentions, whereas now it's more "maintenance racism" to sustain existing social structures rather than "the point".
This is worse in my opinion, because it's harder to fight against. If you're a not-white ivy league graduate and you have a nice 6 figure tech job, you won't feel as connected to the struggles of people who look like you. You were able to "make it", and you'll feel instinctively that you have more in common with those who share your protected affluent status than you do with people a few miles away being beaten & jailed, or even further away getting slaughtered en masse.
Unfortunately, that is so true! I've feathered my nest, anyone who hasn't can flip off. However, no way I can find enough feathers for everyone. But back to the main post, yes this is the new thought police, so well practiced already in UK, now brought to USA and most other former democratic nations. Thank the neo-libreal think tanks (i.e. Project 2025) for this New Speak. Welcome to Gilead.
What I don't understand is how any of this contradicts the claim that "the public is pro-colonialism". The u.s. is a colonial state, whether its citizens prefer "maintenance racism" or "self consciously racist intentions" doesn't change that. There are similar disagreements among the israeli public, yet they are still, just like yanks, overwhelmingly pro-colonialism.
The point i was trying to make is, I think, even more distressing: the public neither knows or cares enough to be described as "pro-colonialism". The "average" American lives in a parallel world completely divested from any understanding of history or how the world functions. Instead they exist in a kaliadoscopic fugue state sewn together with sitcom quips, sports statistics, and pop culture ephemera. It just feels overly simplistic to characterize them as "pro-colonialism" when the very concept simply isn't on their radar.
I don't think it's overly simplistic to characterize them as pro-colonialism in the face of their apathy, ignorance, & delusions regarding colonialism.
I wouldnt argue that the distinction matters all that much when it comes to outcomes, just that it exists.