Indeed. Just as we thought we’d won the Cold War. The problem is when you win, you come to take that status for granted. So you lower your defenses, and success gradually morphs into failure.
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Maybe it's the mixed messages: we said no discrimination, then we made it mandatory with quotas. And then there's Harvard...
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Seems particularly prevalent in the English-speaking sphere - not seeing it that much in continental Europe. Replacing one type of essentialism by another - nothing gained. Just goes to confirm that humanism is never won: ongoing struggle; an insight to aggravate midlife crises
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If free speech is dependant on opinion, sexism, racism, and every other ism can be equally rationalised to mean anything to suit any purpose. This is why some things are sacrosanct.
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