Bigotry is the ultimate sin in modern American Leftism. Racism and sexism are the most commonly cited varieties, of course, but other permutations exist. Homophobia, Islamophobia, fatphobia, ageism, and presumably a whole host of other possible violations.
The fact that it is accounted as the ultimate sin provides the Leftist with a moral club with which to browbeat his opponents. If one accepts the proposition that these are the worst sins of humanity, and one also accepts the proposition that all humans are biased (which is true – humans categorically cannot be fully objective), then everyone is guilty of the ultimate sin. Weaponized empathy is then applied. You are guilty, look at all the horrible things that happened in the world, which are now your fault because you’re guilty of the ultimate sin.
Redemption is only possible through the application of Progressive policies. Give up your wealth, give up your possessions. Surrender your country, vote the way the Progressive technocracy wants. And even then, the intercession through political submission is only temporary. Tomorrow you will still be a racist, and more will be required of you.
Take this Leftist example on Twitter. Admittedly, he is not exactly the brightest bulb even in the ordinarily dim Progressive world. But he does a nice job of illustrating this view of the Ultimate Sin ™.
Read it very carefully. “Someone who is not racist is a better person than someone who is.” And then our intrepid Leftist attempts to escape by taking issue with my application of “a tad.” The application, of course, was very deliberate, as was my example. We’ve already had plenty of real life examples of highly intelligent, useful, inventive people being tarred and feathered because they were deemed guilty of the Ultimate Sin ™. Remember the case of Brendan Eich? Remember Tim Hunt? So a man can do something, accomplish something great, but everything is rendered null and void with even a minor violation of the Progressive narrative. You could cure cancer, but if you made a joke about “chinks” you’re now accounted as lower than every person Progressives see as not-racist.
Let me rephrase that a bit. The person Progressives deem as not-bigoted (and this is a temporary license which can be revoked at any time) is automatically a better person than some of the brightest, most accomplished people in history.
Worse, bigotry is seen as a binary state with them. You are either bigoted, or you are not. Gradations are meaningless. The man who makes a politically incorrect joke about “wetbacks” is as evil as Hitler, because both are “bigots.” This is one of the convenient tools of Antifas who see Nazis in their breakfast cereal, all Ultimate Sinners are bigots, all bigots are Fascists, all Fascists are Nazi, all Nazis are Literally Hitler. They misunderstand why Hitler was evil. He wasn’t evil because he didn’t like Jews, he was evil because he killed them by the millions. It is the physical action not the thought which rendered him evil.
Progressives lump both into the same category and call it all bigotry, but one of these is not like the other. If you have a bad thought you must feel guilty for the thought. If the badthink turns into speech, you are a Nazi, because speech is synonymous with physical action (except when they are talking, in which case it isn’t). They are like Neo in The Matrix, dodging sense and consistent definition like the protagonist dodged bullets.
Everybody has inappropriate thoughts of some kind or another. The sensible person dismisses them and does not allow them to unduly affect his life. He need not feel guilty about them. He merely needs to not act on them. Do not allow weaponized empathy to hijack your brain and make you feel guilty for bad thoughts (some of which aren’t even bad in any objective sense – they are just un-PC). Do not fall into the trap of bigotry as the Ultimate Sin ™. And certainly there is no need to submit to Progressives so that they may conduct intercession for you or grant you a temporary, revocable license as a non-bigot.
Consider the extreme endpoint of the Progressive train of thought. An equal-opportunity murderer is better than the man who cures cancer but makes a politically incorrect racial joke. The Marxist roots of this line of thinking should be evident by now. It’s the same strain of ideological madness that led to Communist regimes prioritizing political criminals over violent ones. Fidel Castro released many murderers and employed them as guards and executioners for political prisoners. After all, the murderer is better than the political opposition.
Progressives think this is getting to the root of the problem; that by attacking the thought, the bias, they are somehow curbing the action. Except that this doesn’t work. Controlling thought at this level is impossible short of deliberate brainwashing; short of making everyone functionally identical drones. The proper way of heading off bad behavior is to not act on something inappropriate. When a man gets mad at someone over something small, he may think about beating the stuffing out of that person. But should he act on the thought, or dismiss it and calm himself down?
This is part of simple human maturity. The Progressive must treat humans as children, incapable of walling off thought and action; that each thought must turn into corresponding action, so one must be constantly on the lookout for biases, wrongthink, or otherwise. Some of the smarter ones attempt to escape this trap by (truthfully) admitting that this isn’t actually possible. But then they turn around and say we must now compensate for these implicit biases; for these thoughts. They believe that the thoughts must somehow be turning into unconscious actions that are small and immeasurable as single units, but still causing a collective effect. Since clearly [insert demographic group here] are worse off than another, the Progressive might say, we must compensate for the difference, because the cause of the difference must be collective wrongthink; collective bias against [demographic group].
There is an unfounded assumption baked into that: namely, that such small, unconscious actions are the primary cause of such inequity. Many other explanations exist. With the famous “77 cents on the dollar” comparison with women, different personal career and life choices probably play a role. With regards to black people, Thomas Sowell points to the welfare state as the primary cause. He has explained that by subsidizing the destruction of the black family, the black middle class has been wiped out, and this, accordingly to him, has resulted in the inequity. Some suggest nutrition and dietary choices play a role; that people who eat like crap don’t develop as well. Others suggest general biological differences as another possibility (and not merely racial – but also sexual). Progressive brains explode into rage at the mere hint of this notion. It is considered beyond the pale to discuss. Cultural differences are also often cited, with the famous Asian stereotype being a common example (“you study to be doctor NOW!”).
Point is, whatever the reason(s), the Progressive assumption is that it must be the fault of wrongthinking bigots, and we must transfer their ill-gotten, bigoted gains to the poor, oppressed people of… whatever. Naturally, as intercessors on your behalf (and they get their cut, accordingly), you must submit to their will, or your non-bigot license will be revoked and you will be considered worse than literal murderers.
Because bigotry, you see, is the Ultimate Sin ™.
” Antifas who see Nazis in their breakfast cereal” ??? Can you make them to look in the mirror instead? No, you can’t. But if you beat them over head with 2×4 it might help.
I sorely miss the days of Sam Kinison and Andrew Dice Clay.
Any progressive – especially any millenial – who saw one of their shows nowadays would certainly get so hysterically distraught that they would die.
Could you imagine if they had to sit through a Don Rickles show?
Rickles would absolutely love them.
Aside: Don’s best friend was Bob Newhart.
It’s freeing, even relaxing, to be an unabashed racist, sexist, homophobe, Islamophobe, and so on. I put it right out in the open whenever necessary – and it’s always necessary when there’s a progressive in my face. Once I’ve clued him into my overwhelming awfulness, the conversation ends, usually with him blowing foam from both nostrils, and I can return to more pleasant and productive pursuits.
There are statistical differences between the races.
There are statistical differences between the sexes.
Homosexuals face a host of medical dangers, live shorter lives, and have reduced life possibilities.
Islam advocates the subjugation or death of all “infidels,” so every Muslim is potentially a killer.
Those are facts. But facts are to progressives as chlordane is to termites. I dislike progressives even more than I dislike termites, which are merely doing what their nature dictates. So I spray them with facts. It’s fun to watch their convulsions.
One of the most disturbing and contemptible things I’ve noticed about progressives and their worldview is their violent rejection of anything that smacks of individuality. They are so deeply brainwashed into thinking in terms of groups, ethnicity, race and other forms of mass identity that if you utter the phrase “everyone, regardless of race, color, creed or sexual orientation, should be judged individually by their merits and virtues”, they often have a conniption – even a complete meltdown.
There are people out there – usually products of social studies ‘educations’ that include courses in gender/racial/ethnic/womens studies, critical race theory and the like – whose very existence and sense of worth depend on the utter destruction of all values, mores and institutions of western thought and culture. I believe they will ultimately be defeated, but I also suspect they will make the rest of society pay dearly for it.
I found the following to be particularly insightful in this regard:
Well said, Francis. When you acquiesce to the Left’s ‘Newspeak’ you just encourage them.
I also say “well said Francis”. One thing people can’t get through their head is that Libs, Progs, etc have to have an enemy. It does not matter one whit to them if their enemy is right, wrong, white, black, purple etc. They just “must” have an enemy. If they don’t, then all is lost. Give them an enemy they’ll think of the sin (a play on an old Soviet’s saying). This is their strength AND their great weakness. In search of the sin they will become more and more absurd (and tyrannical) to the point that after initial success, they are ignored, then suppressed.
Thus, progressive/socialist/marxist/leftist utopian movements inevitably converge on Robespierre’s Terror.
America’s progressives will do so as well. I think we need to brace ourselves for this.
TSW,
If history is any good as a guide then yes, they will deliver themselves up for destruction. Uh oh, I’m starting to start biblical here. By the way TSW, did you know that the Old Testament is pro gambling? The have a whole book on numbers!
“sound biblical” not “start biblical”. I think I’m starting to sound stupid.
Of course, Francis . . . you do understand that your understanding and mine and those here is close to becoming as illegal as is chlordane? It was a great pest killer. Illegally used it once around the base of my house – didn’t see bugs forever. and my dog did not die. Nor, obviously, did I.
You racist, you. Heh!
I have taken to saying, “Well, there are worse things than being racist.” About 70% of the time that’s a Conversation Stopper. Which is fine with me. All I want anymore is for them to Shut Up.
Denzel Washington has come out citing family breakdown as a big role in society’s problems, not the ‘biased’ criminal justice system. Very heartening.
To the point of bigotry being the worst sin – of course! Once society has jettisoned God and the notions of religion and sin, we need something. Progressives have created a whole new secular religion with bigotry as THE cardinal sin, as you point out. Man must believe in something. There are many rules, and severe punishments for those who step out of line. (Deniers, anyone?)
And heaven help you if you question the progressive dogma – heretics can and will be destroyed. Vice and virtue have been redefined. Tolerance is the primary virtue, but no tolerance for us.
I could probably go on and on, but have to run. Here’s a nice essay that is fitting for our times, although when written, our current situation was unimaginable.
https://brandonvogt.com/fulton-sheen-need-intolerance/
(Ms.) Sheeniac
My friends we find ourselves in the twenty-first century equivalent of the Grand Inquisition. People have not been put to death by official policy. Yet. But if we as a people don’t stop this it will come. We won’t see burning at the stake. The twentieth century versions we will see though. The Gulag/Concentration camp definitely. Maybe even special showers. Of course this is America and Americans do have a tradition of putting paid to oppressors.
We are entering an era in which it is necessary to be a racist to protect yourself and your family. When Whites comprised 85% of the population, we could indulge in economic politics or religious disputes. But now, our very existence is under attack and we are about to become a minority, the largest minority to be sure, but all the others will be aligned against us, even the Jews who think they can pass for colored. The black nurse in Indianapolis who fantasized about killing White infants is our future.
David Lane: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”
Lane was a violent criminal, and he murdered Alan Berg, the Jewish radio show host. Lane was sentenced to 190 years in prison. I do not recommend violence against anyone, all lives matter. But Lane’s exhortation is a necessary reminder of what is at stake.
repeating the sins of the white past and the nonwhite present is not the way. The only way is to fully embrace Dr. King’s content of the heart not color of the skin vision. That includes defeating the leftists at the ballot box and taking back our education system to train our children to reject this tribalism that is being taught from preschool to the doctorate level. Add a goodly dose of religion (Not the picking and choosing of scripture that so frequently happens). Then and only then can we start to achieve the potential envisioned by the founders of this country.
The proper course forward is for all parties to agree not to use identity politics as a political cudgel. Booker T. Washington’s vision forward was, perhaps, superior to MLK’s, even. That being said, MLK’s path was certainly much better than what followed him. America cannot handle much more of this identity politics madness and NOT balkanize from the resulting strain.
That being said, I’m not optimistic that all parties will agree to put away the weapon. I don’t care for what’s coming down the pipe one bit, and I have no idea how to stop it.
Tom Kratman has discussed that at length better than I can. I don’t want jackboots. And when I say that, I’m not using some coded bullshit, or twisting things around, or any of that. I fucking mean it. I do not want them. But if we continue down this path as a nation, they are almost certainly inevitable.
Identity politics must be put away immediately; right now, without hesitation or equivocation, by all major players. If done today, we might have a chance. Wait much longer, and we’ll make the breakup of Yugoslavia look like a fucking picnic.
Unfortunately none of the players major or otherwise want to quit the game. The average person has never wanted to play and to the uninformed low level leftist it’s just a game. Everyone else to seems to be just jockeying for as much power before the breakup. Average joe seems to be aware since black Friday set a record 200,000 background checks for gun purchases. Looks like more and more like my rivers of blood prediction will come to pass. Still plenty of properties available here in the north woods.
“even the Jews who think they can pass for colored”
Well, in Europe they said we were swarthy and oversexed. What does that sound like? Now that the American left has embraced intersectionalism they’ve given Jews honorary white status, not too disimilar to how apartheid era South Africa gave Asians and Indians honorary white status, only in this case being tagged as white is a stain, at least in the eyes of lefties. American Jews, who tend to tilt left on politics for a number of reasons, are increasingly finding themselves uncomfortable in their usual political settings as the Democratic party has embraced progressive Jew hatred. A friend and neighbor, with whom I have strong political arguments, recently confided to me with a sigh that he “had no political home”.
The left, as it did in Russia, will eventually force the Jews in its ranks to choose between being Jewish or being leftist.
‘Bigotry’?…”BIGOTRY”?…Look, Pilgrim…without the ability to see, discern, discriminate & DISCARD…WHAT’S the basis for “Quality Control”, pray tell?