An article recently appeared in Vox which show the hypocrisy and selective "compassion" that characterizes not only Vox but also the entire liberal left. One of these is "The whiteness of anti-lockdown protests" by Maia Niguel Hoskin. Hoskin claims that protests against the lockdown are somehow racist. She also claims, that since blacks are somehow more affected by the epidemic, that opposition to her stance is somehow racist. This is an example of the original meaning of the term non sequitur: "it doesn't follow." Considering that Hoskin's real stance is based on rhetoric:
"Oppressed is an interesting word choice. Let’s start first with what racist oppression is. Oppression is not getting a job, a promotion, a business loan, or approved for your dream home solely based on your race — things black people deal with regularly. On the other hand, oppression is not staying in the comfort of your home, with a full fridge, health care, and a 401k. Oppression is also not a term that should be used willy-nilly, at the first feeling of discomfort, crying it to get your way — putting other people’s health and lives at risk. Many of us are uncomfortable right now. But please do not conflate discomfort with oppression."
It's obvious that the only people white people who Hoskin is thinking of are people like herself: affluent, urban types who aren't adversely affected by the shutdown. Skin off who's ass, right?
It is remarkable how smug and arrogant is the stance of Hoskin and people like her. She, like most left liberals, don't realize that putting everything in a black-versus-white stance is actually works to their disadvantage. You are not going to win people over by telling them, as Hoskin does "You're problems don't matter." It is no wonder why middle class whites don't vote for liberals. Because why would they?
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