Saturday, August 15, 2020

The Absolution Ticket

 From The Z Man:

It sounds nutty, but we live in a deranged age. This summer, the Left has been convulsing the country with demands that white people atone for their privilege and racism, so what better way than a ticket that reflects that sensibility? For people like Joe Biden, this is the national unity ticket. He is the symbol of the white people being pushed aside by the riot of non-whites. Harris is the symbol of the ascendant class of non-whites, ready to take over and forgive the old whites. 
 
To most people, this does not register, but inside politics and inside the Progressive warrens, this is powerful magic. They really believe this stuff. An article of faith on the Left is that the sin of racism will only be cleansed from the nation when whites are no longer in charge of the country. The statue toppling and erasing of names from the history books are a symbolic spilling of blood to cleans our soul. Rather than human sacrifices, we are renaming celestial bodies
 
For white liberals of Biden’s generation, race is the only salient issue. Most of these old Progressives came into politics because of the race issue. Those who came in for other reasons were soon bathing in the baptismal waters of race. They have spent their whole lives immersed in racial politics. They really do think racial justice is the key to their salvation. Biden was certainly hurt by Harris in the primary, so when she was eager to join the ticket, he felt like a man getting absolution.  (Read more.)
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3 comments:

Sansa said...

Wasn't Biden told he had to pick a woman of color as vp?

elena maria vidal said...

Yes, I believe so.

julygirl said...

We had a black president who was voted in twice who went to Harvard(?) with a wife who went to Princeton. My children with above average intelligence had to go to State institutions because we did not have the money to pay the cost of Harvard or Princeton nor the privilege of being Black and getting special treatment to attend the elite Universities. So stop whining.