When Everything is Racist, Nothing Is: Like all words, if overused, the word “racism” becomes meaningless

American Thinker ^ | 08/12/2021 | John Green

[SeekAndFind]

Prior to the second half of the 20th century, racism was a genuine problem in America. However, the civil rights movement of the 1960s focused attention on the issue. The peaceful protests of Martin Luther King provided clarity of message and the moral high ground. We made great progress. Prejudice against people of color became socially unacceptable. It became taboo -- and that was a good thing.

Unfortunately, within few short years, leftists highjacked the movement. Just as they do with everything, they perverted it. Consistent with their “never let a crisis (or opportunity) go to waste” mentality, they turned a noble societal pursuit into another exercise in the advancement of Marxism.

The diversity industry sprang up in the 1990s and has been embraced broadly throughout the country. Both industry and government endorse its lessons. It teaches us to embrace our racial, cultural, and ethnic differences -- but not our political differences. In fact, we are encouraged to celebrate our differences over our commonalities. This inevitably led to the construction, rather than destruction, of cultural walls. Did the “diversity” industry not see that this would be the result of their ideology -- or did they not care? We no longer embrace the assimilation of the “melting pot.” We are embracing cultural communities within communities -- segregation. A number of colleges had separate graduation ceremonies this year. One school system in Atlanta is even segregating classes by race again. It’s not being done by the evil right-wing haters -- it’s being done by the progressive left.

The leftists have also created a grievance industry to amass wealth and power. One need only observe the shenanigans of so called “civil rights leaders” like Al Sharpton and Patrisse Khan-Cullors to see that their objective is not to address racism, but to make money

[Bayard]

If we’re intrinsically racist it becomes a useless thing.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It is quite meaningful, it’s just that the meaning has changed.

“Racism” now means “Kill Whitey.”

[ConservativeDude]

same logic applies to “covid” and the various “variants”.....

[SeekAndFind]

The absurdity has come to a point when in Madison, Wisconsin, leftists have just declared a rock to be racist.  It wasn’t adorned with any inscription. There was nothing racist about its name.  But it had to be removed because its very presence on campus was offensive.  Even an unthinking, inanimate object became racist because of something someone said about it in a newspaper article almost 100 years ago.  People, systems, institutions, buildings, statues, and now even a rock are guilty of the unpardonable sin of racism.  We have reached peak absurdity.  The word means nothing anymore.   The left has devalued the term to the point that it has no power -- and those wielding it are worthy only of ridicule.

So, this is the point we’ve reached -- everything is racist and segregation is good again.

[bert]

Or, Black is Bad

Apologies to the minority minority

[Demiurge2]

Liberals will use the word “racist” to shut down conservatives right up to the moment conservatives respond with “what’s your point?”

[SeekAndFind]

The absurdity has come to a point when in Madison, Wisconsin, leftists have just declared a rock to be racist. It wasn’t adorned with any inscription. There was nothing racist about its name. But it had to be removed because its very presence on campus was offensive. Even an unthinking, inanimate object became racist because of something someone said about it in a newspaper article almost 100 years ago. People, systems, institutions, buildings, statues, and now even a rock are guilty of the unpardonable sin of racism. We have reached peak absurdity. The word means nothing anymore. The left has devalued the term to the point that it has no power -- and those wielding it are worthy only of ridicule.

So, this is the point we’ve reached -- everything is racist and segregation is good again.

The absurdity has come to a point when in Madison, Wisconsin, leftists have just declared a rock to be racist. It wasn’t adorned with any inscription. There was nothing racist about its name. But it had to be removed because its very presence on campus was offensive. Even an unthinking, inanimate object became racist because of something someone said about it in a newspaper article almost 100 years ago. People, systems, institutions, buildings, statues, and now even a rock are guilty of the unpardonable sin of racism. We have reached peak absurdity. The word means nothing anymore. The left has devalued the term to the point that it has no power -- and those wielding it are worthy only of ridicule.

So, this is the point we’ve reached -- everything is racist and segregation is good again.

[glennaro]

It’s like many words in “modern” America. For instance, the horrible crime of “rape” pretty much means anything you want it to mean ... and that’s not a good thing.

[DIRTYSECRET]

It is not meaningless as long as it works.

[djpg]

It has no meaning, but it has an emotional impact. That’s all the left needs to use it as a weapon.

[Da Coyote]

One of my prime debating rules is once the word "racist" is used, I tell the speaker that they obviously have no understanding of words, and that they should spend a few years alone with a dictionary. Eff them and the horse DemocRAT they rode in on.

[yodalego]

The 4th meaning in the dictionary Should be:

Racist means anything or anyone the leftist don't like!

[NWFree]

Add: hitler and nazi to the list

[rightwingcrazy]

It means “contrary to the goals of the Party leadership”, or just “not Marxist enough”.

[Altura Ct.]

I contend it is a bogus word anyway. A word meant solely as a weapon against whites and defined by the user no matter the situation. A word used in a way that the accused is immediately guilty of something.

We have reached a Marxist point in this country where being called ‘racist’ is the worst thing ever. Worse that being a child molester, a murderer or rapist. Worse than treason or sedition. We have become a sick society that is largely controlled by this narrative.

[RideForever]

Just plain too dumb to understand or spell ‘bigotry’.

[central_va]

Racist now means western civilization.

[Salman]

But he's wrong about "racist" having no meaning.
It definitely has a meaning.

"Racist" means they are coming for you, so be prepared.

[brownsfan]

In a rational world, that’s true. But in America, today, the accusation of being a racist is the worst thing you can be accused of being. It sends chills down the spines of politicians and will cause the powerful to grovel.

The public has been indoctrinated such that rationality has been lost.