“Envy plus rhetoric equals 'social justice'“
– Thomas Sowell
The premise of Critical Race Theory (CRT) is that all whites are racists, whether they acknowledge it or not, and oppress anyone who is non-white just by their existence. Expanding on this definition of Woke, it now includes all homosexuals “oppressed” by anyone who is heterosexual.
These movements are nothing but Marxism under another name, where class has now been replaced by race, orientation, or any other category by which a person decides to define themselves. As opposed to equality, where everyone has an opportunity to advance and succeed based on their ability, the focus is on equity, which states everyone MUST have the same outcome, taking from those who have to give to those without in order to force the scales to balance.
This is inherently irrational, as it is a complete rejection of evolution at all levels. As opposed to the constant adaptation of the species in reaction to environmental pressures, this theory mandates that everyone is brought down to the same level and that society be kept static to maintain the “supposed” even distribution of resources. No one and nothing can grow if everything is focused on keeping things the same. Society stagnates, and in yet another example of Marxist failure, the system devolves into a two-class system – the few who decide who gets what (with the deciders getting the largest share) and the vast majority who get what they are given until the whole facade collapses as it always does. This is the real agenda behind Marxism and its derivatives: those without ability but with ambition, seeking to use psyops to replace those with both.
Of course, redistribution cannot occur without someone to determine who needs what and to take it from those who have it. As opposed to the blind hand of the market allocating resources and determining winners and losers based on supply and demand, this is now replaced with central control (some animals are more equal than others), which will make the allocations, enforced through violence.
I think this is why Marxism has been and will always be a failure. People can see that if they make the effort, they can often succeed and improve their living conditions if allowed the opportunity. However, if the reward for their efforts is that the state confiscates them for redistribution to those who do not make the effort, then they will rapidly cease to even try. States like California are a living example of this in action as a Marxist level of taxation has driven the state’s finances into the ground while at the same time prompting companies to leave in mass for greener pastures.
Why don’t I have what I want or what I see others having (success, health, happiness)? Obviously, because the system and the man have oppressed me, not because I failed in my efforts or made bad choices? Why won’t people accept me as I am? Not because I have dyed myself as a pink monkey, but because people are biased and unaccepting of those who do not look, act and believe as they do. It is not enough that people accept my lifestyle; they must accept, support, and adopt my choices in order to validate them. (I’m gay and transsexual; therefore, your children must be taught from the cradle that they can be gay and transsexual and must be allowed to “choose” their gender and orientation, including having surgical changes provided while still in puberty).
The hysteria regarding climate change is another form of this same delusion. Rather than acknowledging that the climate is constantly changing, we must force there to be a constant climate, regardless of the cost or outcomes, or more importantly, without acknowledging the natural causes of the change. It is the rejection of the reality that we live in a constantly changing, natural world. It is the false belief that since we are responsible for micro-changes to the environment (pollution), we must therefore be responsible for macro-changes (climate).