If you are white

in #palnet6 years ago

To my own detriment, I sometimes engage with some questionable people on twitter. One of them without a doubt is Stefan Molyneux, a philosopher with a popular radio show who says some really toxic things almost daily. I should disclose that I used to enjoy his opinions on the inefficiencies of government, but something happened along the way, or maybe his true self finally revealed.



Dog whistling


I'm sure Stefan will never admit this, and that's ok. It's his actions and his focus that reveals a dark intent. Not that long ago, he started to make a ton of videos on Race and IQ and it was then, that I wrote him off as a serious thinker. More so because a lot of the "professionals" he started to bring on, where literally known bigots, who simply loaned themselves to further the narrative.

The truth is that he's used this whole "I'm all about the facts" attitude to shield himself from any accusation of racism, and it's worked. I know plenty of people who accept his opinions on the West, race and IQ as dogma and don't explore the veracity of any of the claims at all.

A while ago David Pakman did a short piece debunking Race and IQ, if you are interested on hearing some truth on this subject, but I would also recommend you double check all these sources yourself. It's a terrible habit we have of just trusting voices on the internet.

His common advice


Very often he advices his followers to focus on having families, on having children. The idea being that we are losing the west because westerners are dwindling in numbers. You see, according to Stefan the minorities are moving in, and this spells disaster for civilized society.

I can't begin to describe how idiotic and disgusting such ideas are, but he does tout them to a receptive audience that gobbles it up like sweet poisonous nectar. I will give him this much, he knows how to rally his troops and fear is a great tool for doing so.

Today however, he went off script for a second and I decided to probe the wasp nest:


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You see, he never frames the idea of having a family, marrying young and being accomplished as advice for white women only. Why? well, because that would make him a racist, and even thought he obviously is, he can't really go there, no sir.

So, the framing is much more subtle and wholesome. Have a family, marry young... know true happiness - yes, this on it's own is actually benign, but if it's served with a side of the brown people are replacing us, then I don't know how "noble" it truly is. Do you see where I'm going with this?

Well, since I probed the hornet, and probably because he realized he had walked into an issue all on his own, he replied. His reply revealed his true agenda, and of course, he can't really back down from this one.


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Yes, I took a little jab at the end there, but only to let him know I understand him quite clearly. The truth is that the comment section of that tweet of his, pretty much shows the amount of bigotry still present in the human race. A cesspool if I may be that bold, but it's also not surprising.

At any rate my friends, if you think racism is exaggerated, know that you are only half right. Yes, the word gets thrown around often, usually to block discussions, but at the same time, it's not something we overcame as a species, not yet. It still alive and well, sadly enough.

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Excellent review @meno and unfortunately racism is still strong in human minds and it is certainly not acceptable.

I have a similar opinion of the guy. It's one thing to say, "as uncomfortable as it is, xyz has lead me to believe that race and IQ are linked" then hearing and ACTUALLY considering information to the contrary and counter arguments. But he has a habit of coming to a conclusion and that's that....

it's also completely incompatible to believe in self governance, in individualism and merit, and hold beliefs that paint people, based on skin color, as a monolith for intellectual potential.

He's become a parody of himself.

He really has! Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he start flip floping between being anti state and a big advocate of trump?

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he's a full blown trumpist statist these days... i don't know how he justifies betraying his own credo.

Governments suck... Trump is a great president...

Wut?

That's what I thought. I wasn't sure. I quit keeping up with him when he started contradicting himself and wouldn't even acknowledge anyone who bothered pointing it out to him.

Maybe he's having some sort of mid life crisis. Idk.

Perhaps he just found a president whom he can relate to. Birds of a feather and all that, you know.

Ha! Yea... Could be.

He always grated on me; even back when we were on the same page.
(I wasn't racist; he was anti-government)

I think after he survived his cancer, he just went south mentally.

I think after he
Survived his cancer, he just
Went south mentally.

                 - meno


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Have no time for people that deal in race on either side of the issue. Using it against people or using it for personal gain. Both are racist and hurt actual movement.Thanks for sharing

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I have no idea who this guy even is, but I like Roberto giving a little ribbing to a personality nonetheless! ;-)

It is much harder to love than it is to hate. Many folks will just take the easy route.

I do like that this gets put into the sunlight now where it can be blasted by the rays of tolerance. I don’t enjoy the fact that bigoted turds can more easily gather an proliferate their ideals but it is what it is.

When I see a flaming bag of dog shit like this guy on my doorstep, I just refuse to stomp it out.

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stepping on the turds might get some on our shoes... but it also seems defeatist to not expose them when we can... I mean, even if one person goes... "oh wait.... yeah... that seems racist" - I call it a win.

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