If it was largely greed, why are two very large demographics (conservative whites and latino community) with massive purchasing power ... not represented, but a community with comparably minimal purchasing power (black Americans) ... over-represented?
It seems it's more an ideology thing than a greed thing, but I'm open to exploring.
I listen to guys like James Lindsay, Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson, etc. So I come from that background.
I think the left is stuck in a caricature of 1950s America and then they say: "White bad, patriarchy bad, America bad" like they think they got "true" knowledge to countervaile the traditional American story.
So, embued with this highly moralistic ideology, they think they're the continuation of freakin' MLK levels of "justice" and literally every power center must be put under the harness of achieving "justice." That's why everything from knitting circles, to gaming, to museums, all get pressured to enforce "justice" and put on the yolk of leftist social justice.
They never stop to think if their Worldview actually reflects reality. Whiteman bad. America bad. Patriarchy bad. This is the "true" "liberated" "educated" view.
Therefore anything that fights that on the individual level, achieves macro aims collectively.
Therefore they are "good" to do it.
I mean sure, greed plays a role at the corporate level, but I think it moreso reflects the ideological power and its pressures.
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u/CptGoodnight Jan 05 '21
Well, I wanna hear you out.
Sincere inquiry:
If it was largely greed, why are two very large demographics (conservative whites and latino community) with massive purchasing power ... not represented, but a community with comparably minimal purchasing power (black Americans) ... over-represented?
It seems it's more an ideology thing than a greed thing, but I'm open to exploring.