(12-17-2020, 09:16 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: The white leftists don't identify as white because, again, it's not actually about skin color. They call themselves allies or antiracist. It's the same way that conservative blacks are not considered black. You are still trying to process this through the lens of race and it will never make sense that way. "White" is a group that has benefitted from capitalism and doesn't want to change the system because it's the source of their political power. Leftists who are Caucasian absolve themselves of that sin by allying with other minority groups and calling for equity via some form of globalist socialism.

I thought of this after I read the article when my husband asked about white leftists. I told him it's not about skin color, it's about ideology. Ideology trumps everything that is logical and is why you can't reason with it. Terrorist groups are all about ideology (and brainwashing) and is why they have no problem with being martyrs for their cause. 

The same goes for black conservatives. They are seen by the leftists as Uncle Toms and are aligned with the oppressors so they fall into their category of racist even if they're not white. Guilty by association. 

Interesting. The article definitely helped me see better how the leftists think in regards to this subject for sure and seeing other points of view that aren't mudslinging and name calling (yet) are helpful.

I'm still trying to figure out how Obama and Oprah have power but are not racist as I pointed out in my reply to The Real Marty.

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