The cure for privilege.

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59. This, I think...

The very worst way to get people to treat each other fairly is to tell others how they are supposed to feel and excoriate them if they don't seem to do so to your satisfaction.

is probably something not everyone is going to understand


And there are times when I think that some people who yell the loudest about this or that issue don't really want it to go away. Especially when it looks like they're mainly just spinning their wheels, thinking they're Doing Good or Changing Our World doing things that aren't going to amount to much more than a pisshole in a snowbank at the end of the day.

People want to end racism? OK, you don't do that by pointing your finger at them when they tell a racist joke. You do it by putting people together so they see for themselves that we're all just human, with the same fears and needs and hopes and dreams. Have them work together to accomplish a common goal, and watch how things change then. Or maybe not. I mean, not everyone is going to get along on a personal level, but there's a real good chance that people will see that this or that person of a different race is just like himself in the long run.

One thing that always sort of turns my stomach in a way...is when people get on their high horses and brag about what they've done to save the world. "Look at MEEEEE!!!!! This is what I did!!! If you didn't do the same thing, then you're a nothing. In fact, you're part of the problem!!!"

Like you pointed out...you don't get cooperation from people by trying to make them feel like shit.


And here's the thing about people doing good in the world...I would rather find out by accident that someone is doing good things in the world than by self-righteous advertising.

I have a lot of respect for people who quietly go about their business of trying to help others without having a need to wear their actions like a badge of honor for other people to prostrate themselves in front of.