There are a number of areas in Europe and the UK that are suffering Hotspots with regards the Coronavirus. We get blasted that Ethnic Minorities have and are suffering far more and the questions of Poverty and Equality get raised. What is never mentioned is the Diversity Issues. Why is it never observed that Muslims… Continue reading Coronavirus and Diversity Issues Part 1
Tag: Culture
What Is White Privilege Part 4
The roots of privilege theory extend deep into the factional political atmosphere of early American Maoism. The specific use of white-skin privilege concepts, which date back to US slavery, to analyse oppression began in one tiny section of the Stalinist left, the obscure Provisional Organizing Committee to Reconstitute the Marxist Leninist Party, a 1958 split… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 4
What Is White Privilege Part 3
The privilege model of oppression, often encountered in today’s liberal and radical circles, has evolved since the 1960s. Many of today’s well-intentioned advocates are unaware of the theory’s class roots – roots that continue to profoundly impact privilege politics today. At the height of the American civil rights movement, when theories of oppression might be… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 3
The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 9
Nicola Sturgeon has told Boris Johnson not to use the coronavirus pandemic as a “political weapon” after the prime minister claimed Scotland’s response to the virus had benefited from being part of the UK. Speaking on Thursday as Mr Johnson visited Scotland, the first minister told reporters: “I don’t think any of us, and I… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 9
What Is White Privilege Part 2
Douglas Murray – “I can think of lots of communities I’ve been to around the world where there are plenty of men who have never worked, or worked intermittently, and have provided to the extent they can for their families and themselves, but, do you think they’re Privileged? You think the white men in the… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 2
What Is White Privilege Part 1
Douglas Murray – “I don’t like when I hear ‘White’ because it returns us to Race when I think we should be trying to avoid it. If you open up that chasm, there’s Hell in there, so I think we should step back from it. The way in which ‘White’ in ‘White Privilege’ is now… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 1
Jul 2020. Russian Historian Sentenced
July 2020. A Russian historian who has spent much of his life unearthing Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s crimes has been jailed in a controversial sexual abuse case. Yury Dmitriyev was sentenced to three and a half years for abusing his fostered daughter. He denies the accusations and his colleagues say he was framed in a… Continue reading Jul 2020. Russian Historian Sentenced
Jul 2020. Portland Riots
July 2020. At the end of May, rioting and looting broke out in Portland, Ore., as it did in dozens of other American cities in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd. In one night, hundreds of rioters ravaged downtown, breaking into jewelry stores, the mall and banks. They left a trail of broken… Continue reading Jul 2020. Portland Riots
Jul 2020. Confederate Flag Banned in US
July 2020. The national protest movement that has erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s death has rekindled a fire under the cultural tinderbox known as the American Confederacy. In the past week, public officials, military leaders and sports executives have made moves to take down Confederate statues and ban the Confederate flag, iconography that remains inextricably linked to… Continue reading Jul 2020. Confederate Flag Banned in US
Free Speech Part 3
The internet and technology are growing at such a rapid pace that many argue that the law is behind the times. Internet giants like Google, YouTube and Facebook hold the ability to censor content and limit speech, but legally should they be allowed? Since they are private and not public businesses, some believe that they… Continue reading Free Speech Part 3