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{{Cquote|I don’t yet know what to call this part of the left. Maajid Nawaz calls them the “Regressive Left.” Others call them [[SJW]]s (Social Justice Warriors) or the Alt-Left. The ideology is post-modernist [[Cultural Marxism|cultural marxism]], and it operates as a secular religion. Most are indoctrinated in liberal elite colleges, though many are being indoctrinated online these days. It has its own dogma and jargon, meant to make you feel like a good person, and used to lecture others on their ‘sin.’ “Check your privilege”- much like “mansplaining” and “gaslighting”- all at one time useful terms- have over time lost a lot of their meaning. These days I see them most frequently being abused as weaponized ad hominem attacks on a person’s immutable identity markers….a way to avoid making an argument, while simultaneously claiming an unearned moral highground in a discussion. | {{Cquote|I don’t yet know what to call this part of the left. Maajid Nawaz calls them the “Regressive Left.” Others call them [[SJW]]s (Social Justice Warriors) or the Alt-Left. The ideology is post-modernist [[Cultural Marxism|cultural marxism]], and it operates as a secular religion. Most are indoctrinated in liberal elite colleges, though many are being indoctrinated online these days. It has its own dogma and jargon, meant to make you feel like a good person, and used to lecture others on their ‘sin.’ “Check your privilege”- much like “mansplaining” and “gaslighting”- all at one time useful terms- have over time lost a lot of their meaning. These days I see them most frequently being abused as weaponized ad hominem attacks on a person’s immutable identity markers….a way to avoid making an argument, while simultaneously claiming an unearned moral highground in a discussion. | ||
| − | I have been wondering why more people on the left are not speaking up against violence, in favor of free exchange of ideas and dialogue, in favor of compassion. But I know why. I was in the cult. Part of it is that you are a true believer, and part of it is that you are fearful of being called an apostate — in being trashed as a [[sexism|sexist]], [[racism|racist]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]], transphobic, [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[facism|fascist]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Nazism|nazi]].<ref>[https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/on-leaving-the-sjw-cult-and-finding-myself-1a6769b2f1ff On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself]</ref>}} | + | I have been wondering why more people on the left are not speaking up against violence, in favor of free exchange of ideas and dialogue, in favor of compassion. But I know why. I was in the cult. Part of it is that you are a true believer, and part of it is that you are fearful of being called an apostate — in being trashed as a [[sexism|sexist]], [[racism|racist]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]], [[Transphobia|transphobic]], [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[facism|fascist]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Nazism|nazi]].<ref>[https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/on-leaving-the-sjw-cult-and-finding-myself-1a6769b2f1ff On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself]</ref>}} |
== SJW atheists and rifts within American atheism == | == SJW atheists and rifts within American atheism == | ||
Revision as of 15:40, August 17, 2019
Postmodernism and Marxism are both atheistic ideologies (see also: Atheism and postmodernism).
Keri Smith wrote at the news website Medium:
| “ | I don’t yet know what to call this part of the left. Maajid Nawaz calls them the “Regressive Left.” Others call them SJWs (Social Justice Warriors) or the Alt-Left. The ideology is post-modernist cultural marxism, and it operates as a secular religion. Most are indoctrinated in liberal elite colleges, though many are being indoctrinated online these days. It has its own dogma and jargon, meant to make you feel like a good person, and used to lecture others on their ‘sin.’ “Check your privilege”- much like “mansplaining” and “gaslighting”- all at one time useful terms- have over time lost a lot of their meaning. These days I see them most frequently being abused as weaponized ad hominem attacks on a person’s immutable identity markers….a way to avoid making an argument, while simultaneously claiming an unearned moral highground in a discussion.
I have been wondering why more people on the left are not speaking up against violence, in favor of free exchange of ideas and dialogue, in favor of compassion. But I know why. I was in the cult. Part of it is that you are a true believer, and part of it is that you are fearful of being called an apostate — in being trashed as a sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, xenophobic, fascist, white supremacist nazi.[1] |
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SJW atheists and rifts within American atheism
See also: Atheist factions and Western atheism, schisms and political polarization
The atheist James Croft wrote about American atheism and SJW atheists:
| “ | ...something has happened to organized secularism, such that its priorities and population have rapidly changed. Today, there is a deepening rift between two wings of the movement, and the changes in Skepticon demonstrate this perfectly. The new rift in the secular community, it seems to me, parallels one deepening in the culture at large: it is between those who are on board with contemporary social justice culture, and those who are not.
In the community of skeptics, this rift is filled with lava: there is an incredibly intense animosity between those on different sides, and the divide seems impossible to cross.[2] |
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The Shadow To Light blog declares:
| “ | The atheist activists are at each other’s throats again. Shockingly, it involves another one of their conferences – the Mythicist Milwaukee conference. If you have never heard of this conference before, it’s safe to say you are not alone. It sounds like another one of those atheist meet-ups that’s about one step above a Furry convention, yet two steps below a Trekkie convention.
Anyway, the Mythicist Milwaukee invited Sargon of Akkad, Armoured Skeptic, and ShoeOnHead to speak and I guess these atheists have a reputation of being anti-SJW. Well, as we all know, social justice atheists tend to freak out and get hysterical when people who are not “woke” are actually allowed to speak. So PZ Myers, the Happy Atheist, began to launch attacks on the Mythicist Milwaukee conference, accusing them of hypocrisy and sexism. Well, one thing led to another, and next thing y’know, activist Steve Shives renounced all friendship with activist Seth Andrews (the Thnking Atheist) because Andrews refused not to attend. Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist, is MIA.[5] |
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