Quote (bogie160 @ Jun 11 2019 11:30am)
The rise of the alt-right directly contradicts his point.
Encourage people to form an identity based on race / gender / orientation, and then act surprised when white males follow suit.
First off, I think most polling shows that Americans are less racist today than they have ever been before. The alt-right movement organizes rallies and a handful of people show up.
Second, if being faced with ideas and history that shines a critical light on white people causes you to become so triggered that you begin to view your identity mainly through your white race(in a tribalistic way, us against them), doesn't that affirm what the liberals are saying? There's already something inside these people that gets brought out, not because more liberals are talking about these issues, but because these guys have a portal on their desk that presents a feedback loop of material that triggers their SWS(scared whitey syndrome, as Skinned says).
Why face the thoughtful, sophisticated liberal when we can just scour the internet for a liberal caricature and feel self-righteous when it gets knocked down by our favorite YouTuber?