Well perhaps we agree to disagree on this regard to an extent. My own experience in republican-white dominated areas includes attempts to block buildings for minorities, gloss over historical events to favor one side, suppress different viewpoints, forced participation in Christian religious activities even at the governmental level, and deeply ignorant, bigoted takes on the “other”.
Of course this is by no means limited to republicans or whites for that matter, but the effects I have felt most often come from people who are pushing their views in support of this regards; thus I am sensitized to checking overreach of these views.
Class also has a place in all of this. And I am certain from liberal places I have visited they have problems. But for me perfect is not the enemy of good. It’s simply a matter of who more negatively affects, my way of life and those of others, in the views they push. So far, the MAGA crowd will not be gaining my support until they change many of their views and policies.
If educated Asian-Americans want to gain institutional power like the white elites in this country, fine. But I think they’re making a huge mistake and allowing harm to come to others in their quest for “climbing the ladder”. And I will try to do what’s right either way, as many things are not in my control.
> own experience in republican-white dominated areas includes attempts to block buildings for minorities, gloss over historical events to favor one side, suppress different viewpoints, forced participation in Christian religious activities even at the governmental level, and deeply ignorant, bigoted takes on the “other”
What does that even mean? Are people in Texas making you take Communion? Are they beating you for being brown? Yelling profanities in the street? Are they robbing you or denying you jobs?
And if not, how does any of that affect your daily life? That all seems extremely abstract to me. How can it be more relevant than democrats wanting to legalize discrimination against Asians in universities and workplaces? That’s concrete harm. Why should I care what “takes” some white person in Kansas had about people from Muslim countries, when democrats want to legalize discrimination against my kids?
Of course this is by no means limited to republicans or whites for that matter, but the effects I have felt most often come from people who are pushing their views in support of this regards; thus I am sensitized to checking overreach of these views.
Class also has a place in all of this. And I am certain from liberal places I have visited they have problems. But for me perfect is not the enemy of good. It’s simply a matter of who more negatively affects, my way of life and those of others, in the views they push. So far, the MAGA crowd will not be gaining my support until they change many of their views and policies.
If educated Asian-Americans want to gain institutional power like the white elites in this country, fine. But I think they’re making a huge mistake and allowing harm to come to others in their quest for “climbing the ladder”. And I will try to do what’s right either way, as many things are not in my control.