A phenomenon that annoys me in the mainstream – and usually liberal – world is where things like slavery and colonialism are seen as over because people do not connect these things to larger systems, such as capitalism, white supremacy and the like.
There are many more other examples, however I do not have them at present. You’re welcome to engage with me anytime about this.
Liberalism teaches a few lies.
Lies like:
These just aren’t true. Re multiculturalism, I just want to clarify that I’m not talking about recognition or acceptance of multiple cultures. That is not quite what multiculturalism means. At the moment, I’m not sure how to explain multiculturalism though.
More to leave in 2015:
Content warning: anti-ziganism/anti-Romani sentiment
It is interesting in the discussion over UberHOP coming to Toronto, how someone chose to use an anti-Romani slur to make their point against UberHOP.
Canada is not as inclusive as you think. Get real, people.
Remember: People can’t acquire wealth just because of hard work. Look at working class people, after all.
People get wealth because they’re non-Black and/or non-Indigenous and because they have some or all privileges that aren’t related to class nor race.
This too applies to Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.
So just to sum up:
It’s interesting how people think intergenerational trauma “doesn’t make sense.” This may be an informative read that explains.
For 2016 I have these goals:
Educational
Professional
Personal
Financial