Deconstructing the race war myths
- Peter Lorenzi
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min read
A fascinating, hour-long podcast on the myths about race in America, including crime and other murder, hate crime hoaxes, and the appeal of victimhood.
Inter-racial, black-white crime is about 3% of the crimes committed annually in America, and 80% of those crimes involve black on white crimes.
One of the best ways to achieve status in the American media or in social media is to claim victim status. Identity politics is based on being able to establish yourself as a victim, as a group that needs to be included under inclusion, as a group that can demand reparations, and this includes every person other than white, heterosexual, cis-gender males.
The likelihood of failure can be increased by claiming that advancement is hopeless. In an experiment, African-American youths were read a passage about racism, discrimination and inequality in America. As a result, their aspiration levels declined.
Outcome differences between any groups can almost always be explained by a constellation of factors and NOT simply by genetics or racial discrimination as claimed by critical race theorists.
Most hate crimes against Asians and Jews are perpetrated by African-American and Latino youths. 'Black lives matters' precludes an argument that Asian, Arabic, Latino or White lives matter (as much).
Race has replaced class as the divisive issue between left and right, and this shift has been adopted and embraced by corporate America. Instead of discussing the importance of education and fatherhood, corporations have shifted their attention to 'niche' race issues.
Exactly contrary to The 1619 Project, slavery and subjugation of the native American warrior tribes did not build America. Rather, it was the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the creation of a modern industrial state, accelerated by the Industrial Revolution. See 1776 Unites. Here is an introduction from several of their key members. And more on Reilly's involvement with 1776 Unites.
Here is a good summary of 1776 Unites: 1776 Unites represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country’s greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility.
1776 Unites is a project of the Woodson Center, a community transformation and empowerment organization founded by Robert L. Woodson, Sr. in 1981.
1776 Unites is a movement to shape the American future by drawing on the best of its past. Radically pragmatic and unapologetically patriotic, we hope to speak for Americans of all races, creeds, and political convictions who oppose the efforts to demoralize and demonize our country and its foundations from within, and to turn its people against one another with false history and grievance politics.
1776 Unites represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of hundreds of thousands of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country’s greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility.
We acknowledge that racial discrimination exists — and work towards diminishing it. But we dissent from contemporary groupthink and rhetoric about race, class, and American history that defames our national heritage, divides our people, and instills helplessness among those who already hold within themselves the grit and resilience to better their lot in life.
1776 Unites maintains a special focus on voices in the black community who celebrate black excellence, reject victimhood culture, and showcase the millions of black Americans who have prospered by embracing the founding ideals of America.
We are intellectuals and journalists, entrepreneurs and grassroots activists, celebrating the progress America has made, the resilience of its people, and our future together. We seek decisive action in restoring our people’s confidence and advancing the cause of actual justice in the face of hostile messages that degrade the spiritual, moral, and political foundations of our nation.
Additional references:
Wilfred Reilly: ‘There is no police ‘genocide’ against black Americans’
Wilfred Reilly: ‘Stop blaming everything on white supremacy’
Wilfred Reilly: ‘Systemic racism is a conspiracy theory’ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/02/10/systemic-racism-is-a-conspiracy-theory/
Wifred Reilly: The good news they won't tell you about race in America.
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