"The nation that unlocks the power of authentic pluralism will dominate the 21st century"

[Recursion]

I don't usually crosspost, but this seemed appropriate. Ladd has written some amazing pieces on the white supremacist roots of most parts of American conservatism, and this one really ties a lot of them together:

https://www.politicalorphans.com/fukuyama-is-wrong-about-identity-politics/

Fukuyama, Frum, and the growing chorus of identity alarmists could not be more wrong about our present dilemma and our future needs. If we could ask that political genie for one wish it should be this: immediately tear down every Confederate statue. The nation that unlocks the power of authentic pluralism will dominate the 21st century. Our greatest single obstacle to achieving that future is our racial legacy.

As usual with professor Fukuyama, his logic is air-tight once the assumptions are framed. The problem starts with those assumptions.

First, he defines identity politics as a creation of the left, dating to the post- civil rights era. Thus, the racism that has engulfed the right is merely a predictable response to the rise of multiculturalism on the left. “Assimilation of foreigners” into a “mainstream culture” is an essential element of any immigration program. And “inconsistent enforcement of immigration laws” is the center of our present immigrant panic, the point at which he thinks any response to this outbreak of xenophobia should begin.

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Review these two photos. On top is last year’s class of White House interns, reflecting the logic and values of Fukuyama’s nationalistic identity. Below is a picture of Google’s 2017 PhD fellows. Notice a difference? Which group do you think will deliver the most powerful economic impact for their country?

[MrScorpio]

1. Probably not the group of mediocre white people.