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“I am not a victim”
This is great.
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I see only white people cheering him on.
This guy was on Dr. Phil. He’s very articulate and seems accomplished.
It’s great he feels he and his family are not oppressed. Yet, what makes his statements absolute and fully representative of others?
It would have been interesting to see the audience’s reaction if someone with an opposing view spoke just as passionately and articulately for their perspective (only armed with their opinion). Would they have assigned credibility to their claims?
Interestingly, some found this public address on the same topic great too. I wonder if there’s anything in either that makes it “the” prevailing perspective to be followed.
He teaches his children that they are victims of three things: their own ignorance, their own laziness, and their own poor decision-making, while a certain former president who is a victim of his own ignorance, his own laziness, and his own poor decision-making constantly blames the “radical left” for the deep doo doo he finds himself in.
Hmm…I’m curious, do you think that audience would have cheered for him if he said Trump was a victim of his own poor decision-making, laziness and ignorance? I may have paid “bigly” to have seen that.
A more illustrative example would be almost impossible to find.
The guy in the video may not feel he nor his family is oppressed. That’s a positive thing. Yet, are his views representative? According to Pew Research….
* Many Black Americans are concerned about racial discrimination and its impact. Roughly eight-in-ten say they have personally experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity (79%), and most also say discrimination is the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead (68%).
* Alongside their assessments of inequality and ideas about progress exists pessimism about whether U.S. society and its institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.
* About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in our laws is a bigger problem than racism by individual people, while four-in-ten (43%) say acts of racism committed by individual people is the bigger problem. Only 3% of Black adults say that Black people do not experience discrimination in the U.S. today.
* In assessing the magnitude of problems that they face, the majority of Black Americans say racism (63%), police brutality (60%) and economic inequality (54%) are extremely or very big problems for Black people living in the U.S.
*44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved.
Yet, the poll indicated that despite sharing similar trends, political affiliation did make a difference. Black Republicans tended to be more optimistic about discrimination than Black Democrats.
When polling a broader, racially diverse population, a different Pew Research survey indicated…
* Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people.
* Nearly half of Americans (46%) say there is “a lot” of discrimination against Black people.
* While large majorities of White, Hispanic and Asian American adults all say that Black people face at least some discrimination, Black Americans are far more likely to say that Black people face a lot of discrimination. Eight-in-ten Black adults say this.
That said, the audience cheered the perspectives of the man featured in the video. Some may even say it’s great. I’m still curious if they would also cheer and find great the broader perspectives held within the group they think this man represents. Or, did they have the positive reaction because the video commentary reinforced their perspective, not that of the broader group?
If this is considered “woke” relative to CRT, maybe it’s time to wake up?
I see only white people cheering him on.
This guy was on Dr. Phil. He’s very articulate and seems accomplished.
It’s great he feels he and his family are not oppressed. Yet, what makes his statements absolute and fully representative of others?
It would have been interesting to see the audience’s reaction if someone with an opposing view spoke just as passionately and articulately for their perspective (only armed with their opinion). Would they have assigned credibility to their claims?
Interestingly, some found this public address on the same topic great too. I wonder if there’s anything in either that makes it “the” prevailing perspective to be followed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X748mFO-84
He teaches his children that they are victims of three things: their own ignorance, their own laziness, and their own poor decision-making, while a certain former president who is a victim of his own ignorance, his own laziness, and his own poor decision-making constantly blames the “radical left” for the deep doo doo he finds himself in.
Hmm…I’m curious, do you think that audience would have cheered for him if he said Trump was a victim of his own poor decision-making, laziness and ignorance? I may have paid “bigly” to have seen that.
A more illustrative example would be almost impossible to find.
The guy in the video may not feel he nor his family is oppressed. That’s a positive thing. Yet, are his views representative? According to Pew Research….
* Many Black Americans are concerned about racial discrimination and its impact. Roughly eight-in-ten say they have personally experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity (79%), and most also say discrimination is the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead (68%).
* Alongside their assessments of inequality and ideas about progress exists pessimism about whether U.S. society and its institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.
* About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in our laws is a bigger problem than racism by individual people, while four-in-ten (43%) say acts of racism committed by individual people is the bigger problem. Only 3% of Black adults say that Black people do not experience discrimination in the U.S. today.
* In assessing the magnitude of problems that they face, the majority of Black Americans say racism (63%), police brutality (60%) and economic inequality (54%) are extremely or very big problems for Black people living in the U.S.
*44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved.
Yet, the poll indicated that despite sharing similar trends, political affiliation did make a difference. Black Republicans tended to be more optimistic about discrimination than Black Democrats.
When polling a broader, racially diverse population, a different Pew Research survey indicated…
* Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people.
* Nearly half of Americans (46%) say there is “a lot” of discrimination against Black people.
* While large majorities of White, Hispanic and Asian American adults all say that Black people face at least some discrimination, Black Americans are far more likely to say that Black people face a lot of discrimination. Eight-in-ten Black adults say this.
That said, the audience cheered the perspectives of the man featured in the video. Some may even say it’s great. I’m still curious if they would also cheer and find great the broader perspectives held within the group they think this man represents. Or, did they have the positive reaction because the video commentary reinforced their perspective, not that of the broader group?
If this is considered “woke” relative to CRT, maybe it’s time to wake up?
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR9xP5FD/