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Steve QJ's avatar

"I don't think he's a cynical grifter. I think he's 100% sincere."

Hmm, I'm not sure which possibility is more depressing πŸ˜….

I think you're spot on when you say that "the highest moral ground is to be the one who points out the other white racists," I'm just not sure this is necessarily sincere. I think it's driven by ego and a desire to be seen as "one of the good ones," rather than any deep conviction.

It's easy to learn the things you're supposed to say and parrot them for your daily dose of moral superiority. I've come across people like that many times before:

https://steveqj.substack.com/p/my-goal-is-to-make-sure-the-white-170

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Paul Fiery's avatar

Yes, I could go with this. We may both be right. There are people who have no sense of identity beyond how (they think) others see them. In this case the desire to be seen as one of the good ones may be the greatest depth of conviction available to them.

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