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White “Thriver-Guilt” is a BIG Problem
Guilt fuels this generation’s “anything goes” DEIA
It’s often said that the political pendulum swings in extremes. We’re certainly seeing that extreme swing in the most recent version of “diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism” (DEIA). This generation’s version of DEIA is an “anything goes” initiative. It is destroying us all.
And, yes, it’s white people’s fault.
I know…I know…we blame “white people” for a lot of the ill in the world. We blame white people because of the historical impact of European colonization, the horrors of chattel slavery, and ongoing anti-Black American racism. All these institutions are disgusting. All those practices have caused real and measurable harm. White people will need to accept those stains on “white history.”
But now white people have gone to the extreme of converting “equity” and “equality” into a poisonous narrative that “all things must be accepted.”
We need you to find balance.
Under this new DEIA regime, the pendulum has swung to the side where nothing has sacred space. Not women. Not children. Not nation states. Not descendants of U.S. slaves.
Nothing.
Everything outside the norm must be treated the same. It’s a BIG problem!