When This Blows Over

…Behind the social justice warrior’s outbreaks of
self-righteous wrath is a distinct if somewhat
amorphous ideology… At the center of this
worldview is the evil of oppression, the virtue of
“marginalized” identities—based on race, ethnicity,
gender, sexuality, religion or disability—and the
perfectionist quest to eliminate anything the
marginalized may perceive as oppressive or
“invalidating.” Such perceptions are given a nearabsolute
presumption of validity, even if shared by a
fraction of the “oppressed group.” Meanwhile, the
viewpoints of the so-called “privileged”—a category
that includes economically disadvantaged whites,
especially men—are radically devalued.
Because Social Justice Warriors are so focused on changing
bad attitudes and ferreting out subtle biases and
insensitivities, (without for a moment considering their
own deficiencies and delusion) their hostility to free speech
and thought is not an unfortunate byproduct of the
movement but its very essence. You can be welcoming,
respectful, and hard-working, yet still be demonized --
your loyalty to the party line is how you are measured.