Thank you for this. Are you saying that Brown and Breadon are doing this intentionally (to foment resentment & anger among whites against non-whites, push whites towards the open arms of fascists, and cause racial division among the less wealthy classes) or unintentionally (meaning well, but unaware of how it perceived and the consequences of what they are doing)?
If unintentionally, then is there a way to this message/post to reach them so that they might be aware of what they are causing?
I cannot read the minds of people such as Brown and Breadon. I don't know Brown personally but I have had numerous opportunities to get to know Breadon personally. She is unprincipled and does whatever it takes to stay in the good graces of the higher-ups, namely the mayor. I know this for a fact. In my post I linked to another earlier post about the same sort of "anti-racism" at https://open.substack.com/pub/johnspritzler/p/the-new-liberal-spearheaded-strategy?r=1iggn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web . In that post I wrote about the two doctors pushing a very divisive "anti-racism" plan this way:
Lots of people advocate lots of different reforms or ideas for the best of intentions. The ruling class decides to promote some of them and ignore others. The ruling class promotes only the reforms and ideas that strengthen its power over society, that undermine the solidarity of working class people. The ruling class may promote--in fact typically promotes--a reform or idea that is advocated by somebody who has no clue why the ruling class chose their reform or idea instead of another one. Drs Morse and Wispelwey may have no desire to undermine working class solidarity along race lines with their reverse-racial discrimination proposal; but because it does do that, the ruling class is promoting it big time, as I will show below. (While the two Boston doctors may not have any particular desire to undermine working class solidarity along race lines, it surely seems as if they don't CARE if their plan for "preferential [anti-white] care based on race or ethnicity" does that.)
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I hear you amd understand. Given this, it seems to me like it might be worthwhile to get this post in front of their eyes. Definitely in the case of Brown and perhaps also useful in the case of Breadon. Even though she might be corrupted, it might still be worthwhile for her to see this, as she might not he aware of what local people think of this (she might be thinking that this is something the people want, if she doesn't hear any other perspective).
The reason I am saying this is because I would love for your wise and sensical posts (which i discovered only a few days ago) to have the impact they urgently need to have. And I don't know how can they have this impact if more people in position of influence (lesser or greater) don't see them. I'm a big believer in bringing differering perspectives into people's awareness (who hadn't been aware of that perspective before) and letting this new awareness (and questioning of one's assumptions held up to that moment) do their work and make the (perhaps subterranean) change happen..
Unless you have another idea of how to have an impact?/how change happens? (Big question, I know :-)
This appears to be a thickly veiled attempt at reinstating racial discrimination in housing. It is profoundly reactionary and a betrayal of all stated values of “liberalism”, that is, a reform movement under Capitalism. I lived in the Boston area several times and am familiar with these neighborhoods.
As also an elderly white man, who married a Filipina, and have two adult bi-racial children, I can say truthfully that there is a reality of white-privilege and also reverse racism. Both my children said they experienced the latter by some of their peers, being on the receiving end growing up in a mostly non-white neighborhood. The best example of white privilege is that we white folks, in general, do not have to fear being executed on the spot if stopped by a police officer for an alleged traffic violation. But i won't turn this comment into an essay by providing more evidence.
Jon, I invite you to read my article (also linked to in my Substack post) titled, "Is It a 'Privilege' Not to be Discriminated Against?" at https://www.pdrboston.org/is-it-a-privilege-not-to-be . The interesting thing about my article is that is does not disagree with any of the factual statements you make in your comment here. It does, however, make a point that--on reflection--you may agree with, and as a result use a different phrase than "white privilege" to refer to the truly existing phenomenon that you have described.
This is a good more in-depth analysis and well explained. When I used the term "white privilege," I was referring to the RELATIVE circumstances between white and non-whites in society. Your explanation is valid. I commend you. Solidarity among the working class is indeed the objective!
Thank you for this. Are you saying that Brown and Breadon are doing this intentionally (to foment resentment & anger among whites against non-whites, push whites towards the open arms of fascists, and cause racial division among the less wealthy classes) or unintentionally (meaning well, but unaware of how it perceived and the consequences of what they are doing)?
If unintentionally, then is there a way to this message/post to reach them so that they might be aware of what they are causing?
Good question.
I cannot read the minds of people such as Brown and Breadon. I don't know Brown personally but I have had numerous opportunities to get to know Breadon personally. She is unprincipled and does whatever it takes to stay in the good graces of the higher-ups, namely the mayor. I know this for a fact. In my post I linked to another earlier post about the same sort of "anti-racism" at https://open.substack.com/pub/johnspritzler/p/the-new-liberal-spearheaded-strategy?r=1iggn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web . In that post I wrote about the two doctors pushing a very divisive "anti-racism" plan this way:
Lots of people advocate lots of different reforms or ideas for the best of intentions. The ruling class decides to promote some of them and ignore others. The ruling class promotes only the reforms and ideas that strengthen its power over society, that undermine the solidarity of working class people. The ruling class may promote--in fact typically promotes--a reform or idea that is advocated by somebody who has no clue why the ruling class chose their reform or idea instead of another one. Drs Morse and Wispelwey may have no desire to undermine working class solidarity along race lines with their reverse-racial discrimination proposal; but because it does do that, the ruling class is promoting it big time, as I will show below. (While the two Boston doctors may not have any particular desire to undermine working class solidarity along race lines, it surely seems as if they don't CARE if their plan for "preferential [anti-white] care based on race or ethnicity" does that.)
I hear you amd understand. Given this, it seems to me like it might be worthwhile to get this post in front of their eyes. Definitely in the case of Brown and perhaps also useful in the case of Breadon. Even though she might be corrupted, it might still be worthwhile for her to see this, as she might not he aware of what local people think of this (she might be thinking that this is something the people want, if she doesn't hear any other perspective).
The reason I am saying this is because I would love for your wise and sensical posts (which i discovered only a few days ago) to have the impact they urgently need to have. And I don't know how can they have this impact if more people in position of influence (lesser or greater) don't see them. I'm a big believer in bringing differering perspectives into people's awareness (who hadn't been aware of that perspective before) and letting this new awareness (and questioning of one's assumptions held up to that moment) do their work and make the (perhaps subterranean) change happen..
Unless you have another idea of how to have an impact?/how change happens? (Big question, I know :-)
Thank you for your complimentary words. I will try to present my post to Brown and Breading.
Regarding how I think we can make the changes we want, l suggest this:
https://www.pdrboston.org/revolutionary-movement-building-101
This appears to be a thickly veiled attempt at reinstating racial discrimination in housing. It is profoundly reactionary and a betrayal of all stated values of “liberalism”, that is, a reform movement under Capitalism. I lived in the Boston area several times and am familiar with these neighborhoods.
As also an elderly white man, who married a Filipina, and have two adult bi-racial children, I can say truthfully that there is a reality of white-privilege and also reverse racism. Both my children said they experienced the latter by some of their peers, being on the receiving end growing up in a mostly non-white neighborhood. The best example of white privilege is that we white folks, in general, do not have to fear being executed on the spot if stopped by a police officer for an alleged traffic violation. But i won't turn this comment into an essay by providing more evidence.
Jon, I invite you to read my article (also linked to in my Substack post) titled, "Is It a 'Privilege' Not to be Discriminated Against?" at https://www.pdrboston.org/is-it-a-privilege-not-to-be . The interesting thing about my article is that is does not disagree with any of the factual statements you make in your comment here. It does, however, make a point that--on reflection--you may agree with, and as a result use a different phrase than "white privilege" to refer to the truly existing phenomenon that you have described.
This is a good more in-depth analysis and well explained. When I used the term "white privilege," I was referring to the RELATIVE circumstances between white and non-whites in society. Your explanation is valid. I commend you. Solidarity among the working class is indeed the objective!
Thank you.
I see that you have removed my comment. I will not be bothering to read your substack or to comment any longer.
I don't know what comment disappeared. What did it say?
I did not knowingly remove your comment. Not sure what happened or why but it was not I who did it.
So much for egalitarianism. I guess some people are more equal than others.