Rakib Ehsan has a useful CAPX piece on the identity games played by Sadiq Khan.
Anti-white bigotry is the inevitable consequence of Sadiq Khan’s toxic identitarianism
Not content with blaming the so-called ‘culture wars’ for the recent homophobic attack in Clapham, Sadiq Khan has now cemented his position as Labour’s identitarian-in-chief by embroiling himself in a race row.
It has been reported that on the Mayor of London’s website included a photo of a young white family with the caption ‘does not represent real Londoners’. Quite remarkable, given the image appeared in a guide to the Mayor’s personal brand, which describes the capital as ‘a city for all Londoners’ and promises to appeal to all – irrespective of racial identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and family structure. Khan has said the caption was added by a member of staff and that it isn’t reflective of his view nor the position of the GLA.
It is worth reading the whole piece because it highlights the problem of providing pragmatic political oversight in the hopelessly divisive world of identity politics. It isn't restricted to ethnicity.
The reality is that ‘diversity, equality and inclusion’ all too often entails preferential treatment for certain groups at the expense of white people – and it is time more so-called ‘anti-discrimination advocates’ speak up against it.
Speaking up isn't going to work in a world dominated by identity charlatans and their useful idiots. The point about Sadiq Khan's identity games is that they are particularly easy to play. Political identity has always been easily gamed and successive governments have made it even easier.
Not content with blaming the so-called ‘culture wars’ for the recent homophobic attack in Clapham, Sadiq Khan has now cemented his position as Labour’s identitarian-in-chief by embroiling himself in a race row.
It has been reported that on the Mayor of London’s website included a photo of a young white family with the caption ‘does not represent real Londoners’. Quite remarkable, given the image appeared in a guide to the Mayor’s personal brand, which describes the capital as ‘a city for all Londoners’ and promises to appeal to all – irrespective of racial identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and family structure. Khan has said the caption was added by a member of staff and that it isn’t reflective of his view nor the position of the GLA.
It is worth reading the whole piece because it highlights the problem of providing pragmatic political oversight in the hopelessly divisive world of identity politics. It isn't restricted to ethnicity.
The reality is that ‘diversity, equality and inclusion’ all too often entails preferential treatment for certain groups at the expense of white people – and it is time more so-called ‘anti-discrimination advocates’ speak up against it.
Speaking up isn't going to work in a world dominated by identity charlatans and their useful idiots. The point about Sadiq Khan's identity games is that they are particularly easy to play. Political identity has always been easily gamed and successive governments have made it even easier.
3 comments:
If only identity politics were a game. I think it's deadly serious. Forty years ago, Khan's stance would have been inconceivable. Londoners tolerate it now because white British people are in the minority there now. And because it is tolerated and accepted, it sets the scene for still greater change and replacement of the population. And so the ratchet tightens.
My guess is that many people who feel righteous over ‘diversity, equality and inclusion’ cannot see the downside over promoting such views. They suffer from all the usual human cognitive biases, including 'confirmation bias' and their own preferences for their identity group over others. Completely human, completely unconscious, but enabling for any political chancer that capitalises on the bias.
Had there not been a furore, challenging the political 'benefit', the caption would never have been "noticed" for the prejudice it contains.
Sam - yes the ratchet tightens and it seems to tighten every time he opens his mouth. It isn't easy to see any improvement on the horizon.
DJ - I agree, many people cannot see the downside, or maybe they dare not see it because it would place them in the "wrong" political camp.
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