Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Scott Adams "racism" kerfuffle

 

There's an awful lot of twaddle being bruited about over Scott Adams' allegedly "racist" comments a few days ago.  His "Dilbert" comic strip has been dropped by hundreds of syndicated outlets, and also by its distributor, and he's basically been pilloried by the entire establishment.  Was this justified?  Did he deserve it?

For a start, let's cut to the chase.  Here's what Mr. Adams had to say, directly from his podcast.  Watch and listen for yourselves, and make up your own mind.  The video is cued to the relevant portion of the podcast, from about 13m. 21 sec. to 20m. 51sec.




That's painful to watch, in the sense that honesty is painful.  Mr. Adams has, as he says, for years tried to help black people as a group, and has committed much time and resources to that;  but he now believes that's been wasted effort, because a very large proportion of that group appears to regard him, as a white person, as being "not OK" (for various values of that term).

I personally share his pain, not because I'm in any sense a racist - I think my track record shows quite definitively that I'm nothing of the sort - but because I had to undergo a similar awakening in South Africa after apartheid ended.  I was always opposed to apartheid, and rightly so, IMHO.  It was one of the most evil systems of government of the 20th century, akin in many ways to Nazism in Germany (in fact, some of the architects and primary implementers of apartheid were imprisoned during World War II for their support for Adolf Hitler).  I've written at some length in the past about my activities to help the victims of violence during that period.  I won't repeat that here, but if you've missed them, here are a few articles to give you a perspective on what I did.  I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  Note the last article in particular.


Remembering Mike

The night Christmas became real

My heroes

Was apartheid South Africa really that bad?


I very humbly gave thanks to God when apartheid was finally consigned to the trashcan of history . . . but I soon found that the "new South Africa" had just as many injustices as the old.  That was driven home to me when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed, and began to hear evidence of the atrocities committed during the apartheid era.  It soon emerged that it was intended to blacken the reputation of the apartheid government, but ignore or "whitewash" (you should pardon the expression) the equally grave injustices, crimes and atrocities of the so-called "liberation movements" (one of which, the African National Congress, forms the government of South Africa today).

I found that out personally.  I offered to give evidence to the Commission concerning one particular atrocity, but made it clear that I wanted to discuss both sides of the incident, not just the role of the apartheid authorities, because there was more than enough blame to go around.  I was warned, very bluntly, that if I tried to give evidence about "liberation movement" atrocities I would be killed.  My testimony would only be acceptable if it ignored their role, and condemned the actions of the police and the authorities.  That's when I realized that the new authorities were just as corrupt, in their own way, as the old.

I continue to believe that apartheid had to go, and so-called "white supremacy" with it.  No race can legitimately claim supremacy over another, and in doing so deny access for the latter to justice, resources, education and all that is needed in a modern society.  That's a living definition of "evil", in the Biblical and every other sense.  However, I also believe that justice must extend in the other direction, too.  Long after - generations after - historical problems such as slavery are over, one can't blame them for the trials and tribulations of one's race today.  Too many black Americans do that - and their own race, their own "system" if you will, has produced that result.  As Arthur Sido points out:


[Black] hatred toward Whites runs deeper and is the product of decades of conditioning. When blacks consume media, what do they hear and see? They hear rap lyrics claiming that The Man, iow White people, are out to get them and keeping them down. In TV shows and movies it is always the same refrain, White people out to get them, reminders of slavery and the “Civil Rights” movement. Movies about contemporary Whites doing them wrong, just looking for an opportunity to lynch the fellas and rape dey women, despite the statistically verifiable fact that White on black rape happens so rarely as to essentially be non-existent.

For younger blacks especially, like those under 45, their entire life has been decades of being marinated in a toxic stew of White hatred and resentment. From the earliest age they have been taught to believe nothing is their fault and every problem they have can and indeed must be laid at the feet of Wypeepo. It has gotten worse as endless “entertainment” has become so ubiquitous via streaming media and social media more broadly. Spend a few minutes on “black twitter” or “we wuz kangz” Facebook and you will be treated to wild conspiracy theories, accusations without a shred of evidence and assertions that don’t stand up to the mildest examination. Young blacks who all seem to have the latest smartphones (and what passes for fashion) despite their supposed oppression are inundated with anti-White messaging from the time they wake until they fall back asleep.

It is not an exaggeration at all to say that contemporary black existence can only be understood when viewed as entirely revolving around their supposed oppression, the presence of “White supremacy” and the resulting hatred they harbor.


There's more at the link.

I saw abundant evidence of this during my service as a prison chaplain in this country.  Time and again I'd run into groups in prison - be they faith groups like the Nation of Islam or the Moorish Science Temple, or prison gangs like the Black Guerrilla Family and allied organizations - for whom anti-white racism was the order of the day in their attitudes and conversation.  They had been propagandized before their entry into prison, and they propagandized each other and other inmates while they were there, and their families and friends who visited them were visibly propagandized as well.  Facts were irrelevant.  They'd made up their minds, and there was no changing them.

Crime figures - cold, hard statistics, not "massaged" to convey any racially-biased propaganda, but the reality of what's happening on our streets - bear out that the black community has a far greater crime problem, proportionally speaking, than any other race group in America.  Do your own reading, and see for yourself.  Here's just one presentation of the problem.


Homicide rates in America by race

The CDC confirms that, following an extended period of general decline, the overall homicide rate -- as well as the homicide rate within each racial group -- has increased from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, the homicide rates were (per 100,000 population):

  • 20.9 for blacks (non-Hispanic)
  • 4.9 for Hispanics
  • 2.6 for whites (non-Hispanic)
  • 5.7 for all races

Compared to the national average, the homicide rate was 54% lower for whites, 14% lower for Hispanics, and 267% higher for blacks. Put another way, the homicide rate among African-Americans is nearly quadruple that of the national average.


Again, more at the link.  To make matters worse, the perpetrators of those disproportionate murders are all too often themselves black.  It's no good blaming white people for that.

Therefore, a great deal of what Scott Adams had to say was not racism - in the sense of a deliberate bias against another group, solely on the grounds of its ethnicity - but based on the hard reality of life in these United States.

When almost half of the black community believes, or feels, that it's "not OK to be white", that's an immense problem in and of itself, because it flies in the face of documented, statistically demonstrable reality.  It's based on lies, and is the product of years of indoctrination and "identity politics".  In the light of that reality, was Mr. Adams being racist in deciding to separate himself from that community - or simply practical?  I'll leave you to listen to his comments, and study the reality of life in America today, and make up your own mind.

My choice is somewhat different to his.  I'll continue to speak out against racism in all its forms, and to try to promote national unity and mutual tolerance as far as that's possible (accepting, however, the reality that it's not always possible).  I have black friends and acquaintances, people whom I trust and like, and I'll continue to associate with them.  Nevertheless, I most certainly will continue to be on my guard in places such as inner-city urban ghettoes, because I know full well the dangers of life in those places.  I also know from whence - and from whom - that danger comes.  It's not racist to be on one's guard against that reality.  In fact, my black friends and acquaintances are themselves on guard against it - for good reason.

I continue to believe - as I've said many times in these pages - that one can't judge any other person by the group to which they belong, be that group ethnic, racial, language, religious, or any other criterion.  One assesses a person according to his or her own, individual merits (or the lack thereof), not the group(s) to which they belong.  I don't know any other fair, reasonable way to live.  If you do, please let us know, because I'm sure we'd all like to hear it.

Peter


25 comments:

  1. You mean like MLK said in his "I Have a Dream" speech, declared that people should “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” He believed it was character above all else that revealed the true worth of a person.

    Some say in the next civil war "your skinsuit is your uniform". I carefully disagree, the people you can trust to do the right thing are your people.


    Luke 6: …44For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. 45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. 46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?…

    To PRE-Judge is prejudice, to observe the facts on the ground (even though the rear-view mirror) isn't racist, it's real life (tm).

    Final thought about the Powers that Be (The party of Chaos)

    “Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from the oligarchies of the past in that we know what we are doing. All the others, even those who resembled ourselves, were cowards and hypocrites. The German Nazis and the Russian Communists came very close to us in their methods, but they never had the courage to recognize their own motives. They pretended, perhaps they even believed, that they had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984

    In chaos some see opportunity.

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    1. If fear that future genrations will see Orwell as a prophet

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  2. The old "Join or die" flag existed for a reason.
    Groups survive by sticking together as cohesive groups.
    Individuals do not.

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    1. That right there is a reason why I hate all the corporate affinity groups.

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  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85HTLq8ZNsM

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  4. 13% of the general population, 50% of violent crime.

    I believe that hatred of Whites is in reality envy of us - just as Feminism is the envy of the male drive and Socialism is envy of the wealthy. Envy is the fuel of the Left.

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  5. I agree with your last comment and really try, but damm if their isn't a concerted effort to make that impossible.

    The press, media, acidemia, politicians are all constantly pushing a very devisive, cancerious line. Their has been, a very obvious effort to dumb down and divide us. The radicals took over the acadamy in the late 60s and that really acellerated it almost like it was a goal. Since then there has been a concerted attack on the 1st and 2nd ammendments, our cultral and socital norms - nearly anything that could be seen as traditionally American.

    To make matters worse, there are whole groups that cannot be criticized about anything...

    I fear that, while you are starting to see some in those community wake up to the reality of the situation, that we are nearing an end game. I figure we will see the cultural/sociatial collapse continue until we find ourselves in a dystopian nightmare (which are urban areas and colleges are previewing different parts of) or we will see a very unplesent swinging if the pendulum the other way.

    Sorry to be so black pilled and cynical.

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  6. Saw this today.. ha!

    https://westernrifleshooters.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/898667f61130195d.png

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  7. re last paragraph
    Judge by group, no.
    Taking precautions based on group until proven otherwise, yes.

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  8. And then there's the unspoken truth. That 53% that are 'okay' with whites? They're not condemning the actions and statements of the 47%, thus tacitly approving of the 47%s feelings.

    Like, well, Islam. When some whackadoodle muslim blows up a bus or kills someone or rapes someone 'in the name of Islam' the complete lack of negative response from other muslims is telling. Very telling.

    Don't condemn the actions of your fellows? Then you are encouraging them to continue their negative actions.

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  9. Adam's kind of hit or mess. I stopped following when it became common for him to go on a over the top vulgar rants. he did this on purpose for his own reasons. the video was a bit over the top to get max effect. he 100% right. blacks in america are the most unstable and violent segment of society I operate off that fact all the time. won't be rude or uncivil to anyone BUT have a plan to bring the maximum amount of force instantly upon threat.

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  10. We might talk about Adams' lack of wisdom in saying what he said. He's a smart man. He uses words making a living, and is presumably wealthy.

    But what he said is propositionally reasonable.

    His media connections, his publisher, his agent? They're all scared shi*less that the howling mob will come for them. Same thing for most decent blacks; for the decent Muslims, who don't want some perpetual war against mankind. You just keep quiet and maybe the howling mobs will look elsewhere.

    It is an old question. "What can the righteous do when the foundations crumble?" In the words of an old pastor of mine, "you just go on being righteous." He didn't explain. But I think he meant you just resolutely go on and be righteous. Don't settle for less. Don't join in with something less.

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  11. Dirty Dingus McGeeMarch 1, 2023 at 2:18 PM

    I didn't chose to become racist, it was FORCED on me. By both word and deed, I was ostracized based totally on MY race. I therefore have chosen to have zero dealings with any black person under the age of 40, and very few over that age. Out here in the rural area I live it hasn't completely devolved into open warfare, yet, but the signs are there.

    The beginning of the end here was when they started closing the old housing projects in the city and issuing Section 8 vouchers. A neighborhood in the suburbs I lived in went downhill in the space of 2 years. Lucky for me I was renting and was able to escape. A neighbor who owned wasn't so lucky and lost a lot of money when they had to sell out. In the last 20 years that subdivision has become no different than any inner city "hood".

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  12. Adam's public comment was the equivalent of "The Talk" that black parents give their children about dealing with police and whites. Only it was addressed from one adult to all white adults, about the risks of being embedded in a black-dominated culture/society.

    If The Talk is not racist, neither was Adam's podcast. Both try to address perceived risks.

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  13. @MNW,

    You're correct on both counts, both the decline to come (and in some areas, already here), and the inevitable push-back.

    That race war MLK didn't want because of the mathematical disparity when your skin is your uniform?
    Too late.
    Gonna happen.
    Like gravity and sunrise.

    And it's going to be bad, but worse than that, is that it won't be all bad.

    The fools in society, the Eloi who think they run it, are rapidly achieving a situation where we're going to have to re-fight every single conflict in this nation's history, simultaneously: the Revolution, the Civil War, and the World Wars - all at once.

    https://i.imgur.com/zjvJBqo.png

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  14. Adams has stated that he did this on purpose, and is not surprised at the results (so far). He has repeatedly said that "They call me a racist, but they don't call me a liar" and "but they don't disagree with me."

    He recently retweeted a 4-panel someone made for him:
    NPC: "It's not OK to be white"
    Dilbert: "If that's how you feel, I don't really want to be around you."
    NPC: ""
    NPC: "THAT'S RACIST!"

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  15. Any and all who perpetuate the race game are more than likely lazy indoctrinated liberals who think they're smarter than the rest of us when actually their ignorance is profound and they're only after a system where they're cared for. MLK had it right and it was demonrat liberals who pushed this scam which included Biden who fought against civil rights as did many demonrats. The clowns who "blacklisted" Dilbert are also stupid ones who think they're smarter.

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  16. If South Africa had kept apartheid, would the country now be a safer place for White men, and would it now be a functional country?

    The proper assumption is that any Black one meets is a problem, until Proven otherwise.

    Will there be a White-Black Race War?
    Probably not. A thousand White deer hunters vs a thousand Black thugs means about a 20-1 kill rate at a guess. A bunch of snipers with scoped rifles vs. a bunch of guys who hardly know how to shoot their pistols is not a good fight for one side.

    Will there be a Race War? Possibly. The evil gub't would want to have Antifa Whites, Police SWAT, Black thugs, and Mexican cartel join in against the Americans.

    Segregation and disengagment looks like the best policy. Like Adams said....just don't be around them.

    Is that racist? Who cares? Is being racist even wrong?

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  17. Trying to be constructive here but that second last sentence feels like the last stand of a western white person trying to make the delusion of anti-white multiculturalism work. Clinging onto hope against hope that the rest of world will come along for the ride to this utopian fantasy. A fantasy borne from the comforts of a safe and homogeneous society long gone.

    If you know there's a person out there who belongs to a group, and this group collectively reads and believes everything in a given book, and this book says to deceive and swindle all people in the out-group, how can you not include this in your own judgement of that person? If you know that they're part of an ethnicity/race that is on average more violent and psychotic than the rest how can you ignore the statistical evidence and refrain from including this as part of you judgement? Hell even language itself has a direct impact on how and what one thinks and therefore how they subsequently act (it is effectively constructed 'thought')

    Of course we should include this in our judgements of others and be happy to be judged on such basis in return. We do every time we step outside our house one way or another. This is _normal_ and _OK_. We are representatives of each and every group we belong to every time we walk out in public.

    This only time it doesn't work is in multi-kulti societies because it is absolutely exhausting both having to make such judgements 80 times per 100 people you meet and having to explain all your group characteristics just as many times. Such societies inevitably revert to the lower state of 'individualism' to solve this problem. This is then great for highly cohesive, nepotistical groups with nefarious, depraved goals as they claim 'coincidence' all the way to the bank. It why such societies should never be constructed in the first place.

    Homogeneous societies with super-majorities are the solution. (95% min majority). What the americans in the south did doesn't work long term as individual cultures/societies need an exclusive contiguous geographical area to both remove outsiders and find their own unique expression.

    A partial solution should one find themselves within a multi-kulti utopia would be to give all people the benefit of the doubt, regardless of overt indicators of affiliation, but engage an efficient process to affirm exactly where they stand and remove any lingering questions asap within meeting. Yes it's exhausting, yes there's an opportunity cost, but it sure as hell beats abandoning all sense of reason and judgement and then then bearing witness to whatever horrors may come.

    Peace and love

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  18. The bottom line is you have to alive to be a racist. Taking basic precautions, based on facts, to ensure your continued survival is only common sense.

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  19. I can’t believe how bad SA is getting.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/03/south_africa_is_in_freefall.html

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  20. I'm pretty sure pro Brit politicians in WWII era South Africa trumped up charges on political opponents and "hard core" Afrikaner Nats in order to imprison them. I put NOTHING beyond Brit (& Brit sympathizing) elites.
    RSA ruling class was afraid....they knew who invented the first "concentration camps" & feared overthrow or at least subversion.

    The unwinding that's coming to US will be unbelievable. It'll be spoken about around campfires for millennia.

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  21. Cyanide in the CEO’s coffee? Poor South Africa

    "The electricity utility sits at the intersection of politics, incompetence, and crime."

    https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-south-africas-collapse-finally-came-down-to-eskom/

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