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"This is also why whiteness, first turned into a religion during the economic and social uncertainty that preceded the violence of 1914, is the world’s most dan
by erpaa 8y ago
"This is also why whiteness, first turned into a religion during the economic and social uncertainty that preceded the violence of 1914, is the world’s most dangerous cult today."
-- OMG P-)
- dang 8y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments, especially on flameprone topics. In particular, it isn't good to cherry-pick the most provocative thing from an article and drop it in here as a drive-by. That usually guarantees a flamewar.
- dbcooper 8y agoAn article that makes such a bold, radical, and racially charged assertion hardly seems to be a good starting point for avoiding a flame-war, let alone starting a productive discussion.
- bergoid 8y agoThe author of the piece - Pankaj Mishra - has a track record of making racist anti-white statements under the guise of anti-racism. Here he's calling Jordan Peterson a fascist: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/03/19/jordan-peterson-and-fascist-mysticism/ https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/03/19/jordan-peterson-and... In the same article, writing about Peterson's friendship with Charles Joseph, a Kwakwaka'wakw sculptor, Pankaj Mishra shared the following insight with the world: "Peterson may seem the latest in a long line of eggheads pretentiously but harmlessly romancing the noble savage."