SJW atheists

Antonio Gramsci was a cultural Marxist.

A social justice warrior, often abbreviated SJW, is a leftist who calls attention to some (real, imagined, or exaggerated) injustice in society in an excessive, inappropriate and often ineffectual way. The term is a pejorative for those who engage in identity politics and political correctness. A large percentage of social justice warriors are secular leftists.

Postmodernism and Marxism are both atheistic ideologies (see also: Atheism and postmodernism). See also: Atheism and social justice and Atheism and diversity

Keri Smith wrote at the news website Medium:

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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.

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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:

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...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.

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PZ Myers declared, "...I don’t object to bestiality in a very limited set of specific conditions...". See also: Atheism and bestiality

The atheist Ashley F. Miller wrote at The Orbit:

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I have a lot of problems with the atheist movement, and I’ve struggled with engaging with it recently. The level of hostility towards women and hatred for the social justice framework, especially online, makes it really unappealing at times, and almost always exhausting."

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Acrimony between SJW atheists vs. non-SJW atheists and the Mythcon 2017 Conference

The Shadow To Light blog declares about the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

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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.

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Carl Benjamin vs.Thomas Smith exchange at the Mythcon 2017 Conference

• Thomas Smith vs. Carl Benjamin exchange at the Mythcon 2017 Conference

China, atheism, desecularization and social justice

See also: China and atheism and East Asia and global desecularization and Growth of Christianity in China

China has the largest atheist population in the world.

China has the world's largest atheist population.

East Asia contains about 25 percent of the world’s population. China’s population represents 20 percent of the people on earth.

Razib Khan points out in Discover Magazine, "most secular nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “Confucian societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s atheists are actually East Asian." See: Asian atheism and Global atheism

Desecularization in China is partly occurring due to Christianity's association with equality, individual freedom and democracy and the growth of Christianity in China (see: Asian atheism). See also: Growth of Christianity in China

China's atheistic, communist regime is well-known for being authoritarian and tyrannical. See also: Atheism and communism

Atheism and human rights violations

See: Atheism and human rights violations

See also

• Atheism plus
• Atheism and politics
• Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence

External links

• Social Justice Atheists Continue to Fragment
• Atheist Social Justice Warrior vs Christian - video