 |
|
The power of the term is its vagueness. It means whatever
Posted on: September 6, 2017 at 18:11:11 CT
hokie VT
Posts:
67391
Member For:
9.50 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
0
the speaker means when he says it and whatever the listener hears when he hears it.
And they may not be the same thing. If it were defined, it could be debated. And it could be debated whether THIS was racism or THAT was racism by the definition provided. But without the definition, it's just very bad.
Everyone knows that, but no one knows what it is.
It's like the marxist's "hope and change" thing. It meant different things to different people. All of it good, according to the listener, but something different to everyone.
It meant a world without war.
It meant equality.
It meant fairness.
It meant an end to racism.
It meant an end to sexism.
It meant compassion.
All without saying any of that.
The vagueness is its power.
And they may not be the same thing. If it were defined, it could be debated. And it could be debated whether THIS was racism or THAT was racism by the definition provided. But without the definition, it's just very bad.
Everyone knows that, but no one knows what it is.
It's like the marxist's "hope and change" thing. It meant different things to different people. All of it good, according to the listener, but something different to everyone.
It meant a world without war.
It meant equality.
It meant fairness.
It meant an end to racism.
It meant an end to sexism.
It meant compassion.
All without saying any of that.
The vagueness is its power.
Please explain why this message is being reported.
MESSAGE THREAD
- 
The power of the term is its vagueness. It means whatever - hokie VT - 9/6 18:11:11