Post by kj on Jun 23, 2020 12:30:29 GMT
This comes from a need to vent, so apologies.
I have a number of friends/acquaintances under 33. My impression has been that they are extremely "woke/cucked" etc. All very virtue signalling and fanatically pro-abortion, anti-racist etc. Being aware of this, I have generally been careful to avoid any political discussion.
However, last week in an online chat with one of them, the topic of Ireland and racism came up. I said that as far I was concerned by global standards Ireland was not particularly racist. My interlocutor, who works at an elite school outside of Ireland, immediately huffed and puffed and trotted out the topic of detention centres. When I refused to offer my assent to what seems to be a standard Liberal Irish cause - how terrible those places are, how awfully the people are treated, what a national shame - I could tell my friend was somewhat disgusted, although we kept the discussion civil.
A few days later, as so often happens with these things, I found myself getting annoyed in retrospect by his patronising attitude. He contacted me that same day, making some further noises about elitism and race. Being in a slightly vindictive - if not petty - mood, I decided to ask him how many minority students he taught in his elite school. He ducked and weaved, trying to dodge the question, saying "I have no intention of roughing it", although I hadn't directly called him a hypocrite etc. In the end, he admitted there were no non-whites in the class he taught and the conversation ended there.
In sum, it only fuelled my suspicion that a very large percentage of Irish males born post-1985 are by and large uncritically buying into the lib/left narrative concerning race and oppression.
Would be interested in any similar experiences or thoughts anyone may have.
I have a number of friends/acquaintances under 33. My impression has been that they are extremely "woke/cucked" etc. All very virtue signalling and fanatically pro-abortion, anti-racist etc. Being aware of this, I have generally been careful to avoid any political discussion.
However, last week in an online chat with one of them, the topic of Ireland and racism came up. I said that as far I was concerned by global standards Ireland was not particularly racist. My interlocutor, who works at an elite school outside of Ireland, immediately huffed and puffed and trotted out the topic of detention centres. When I refused to offer my assent to what seems to be a standard Liberal Irish cause - how terrible those places are, how awfully the people are treated, what a national shame - I could tell my friend was somewhat disgusted, although we kept the discussion civil.
A few days later, as so often happens with these things, I found myself getting annoyed in retrospect by his patronising attitude. He contacted me that same day, making some further noises about elitism and race. Being in a slightly vindictive - if not petty - mood, I decided to ask him how many minority students he taught in his elite school. He ducked and weaved, trying to dodge the question, saying "I have no intention of roughing it", although I hadn't directly called him a hypocrite etc. In the end, he admitted there were no non-whites in the class he taught and the conversation ended there.
In sum, it only fuelled my suspicion that a very large percentage of Irish males born post-1985 are by and large uncritically buying into the lib/left narrative concerning race and oppression.
Would be interested in any similar experiences or thoughts anyone may have.
