“America is the land of opportunity,” “There is only one race, the human race” and “I believe the most qualified person should get the job” are among a long list of alleged microaggressions faculty leaders of the University of California system have been instructed not to say.
These so-called microaggressions – considered examples of subconscious racism – were presented at faculty leader training sessions held throughout the 2014-15 school year at nine of the 10 UC campuses."
It started earlier than that.
If you pay attention, you can see what is coming soon. More and more of what was once common sense is now banned from speech or thought. Saying men can/t get pregnant can get you fired. Whether something is true or not doesn't matter. Words are being re-defined and eliminated at a growing pace.
Crazy is the new norm. This game is dangerous, destructive and growing like a downhill snowball. Seven or eight years ago I was sounding the alarm on these "micro-aggressions".
Like all SJW / Emotionalism initiatives, microaggressions were justified based on feelings, hurting feelings, offending people (more feelings), and enforced via guilt, shame, and fear of social ostracization for non-compliance. Data, reality, and personal responsibility, choices and especially for our own emotional state are irrelevant and suggesting such only proves the guilt and ignorance of the person suggesting it. It's an assault on interpersonal boundaries. My emotional state is your responsibility. My behavior is your fault. Any attempt to defend yourself or even question the assumptions is defined as evidence of your guilt.
Clever game no?
Marxist Leftist Emotionalism Mind Viruses incubate and spread on college campuses. Eventually they escape the "lab", and like any effective virus, they begin spreading. "Micro-aggressions" have now been codified into something called "critical race theory" which is being taught in government, corporations, universities and K-12 schools, and... you are paying for it via your tax dollars.
Extra clever, huh?
The chickens are coming home to roost from decades of people who know better not standing up and questioning destructive nonsensical emotionalism, instead choosing the easy way out to not to rock the boat and just play along and conform, mouth shut.
This game is won and lost at the level of the individual though. It's gain and loss of power happen one person at a time. You get what you let. I get what I let. We all get what we let.
But wait there's More! The crazy game is far from tapped out.
There is a truckload more coming unless people find the courage to speak up. To do that you must be willing to accept the consequences for doing so, and unfortunately, the consequences can really suck. Cancel culture wields a lot of power, especially when most people simply stay quiet in their Hobbit Hole.
The cost of doing and saying nothing is going to suck much much worse though. When the crazy game plays out long enough, history knows, instead of shame and lost jobs, people start dying, at an exponential rate.
Keep an eye on places like Portland. There were armed checkpoints blocking roads by BLAMTIFA BLM/ANTIFA Leftist radicals. People were harassed, pulled out of their cars, some seriously injured. It was not in the "news", but it's coming to a theater near you unless WE change.
Speak up.
Take a stand.
You get what you let.
So will your kids.