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Throwaway account here.

Can you explain what this mythic “throb of injustice” is that keeps the white man in power?

What I experience today is:

* government policy that is openly racist against white and asian men (affirmative action)

* Racist “diversity” campaigns today that are veils for “we want less white men but can’t straight up say that.”

* Hate from people of color, since the narrative is my “white male privilege” is the only reason for any success in my life. Every other major contributor to it is sidelined.

I have also still not found someone able to explain why white male leadership is a problem when it well reflects the entry workforce 40 years ago. Current diversity metrics for new grads will feed up management chains in 40 years and so on.

These are tangible policies and sentiment I can point to that directly and overtly discriminate against me because of my identity. Your comment tries to paint a rosy picture of doing so. There is no thought to my economic background, how hard I’ve worked, etc. Just you’re a white privileged man so you deserve less opportunity for leadership positions.

It seems incredibly and overtly racist to me, but I’m open to changing my mind.



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