Although I agree that this remains a problem, I also see some very positive steps here, and I believe it would be more constructive to acknowledge and encourage them. Change between philosophical antipodes seldom happens overnight, and when it does it tends not to last. Would I like to see people take the next few steps? Of course I would. But this challenges enough of the core assumptions behind "White Guilt" (as gaudior calls it, including the capitals) that I don't see the use in rejecting it out of hand for not going all the way.
This very article takes to task the underlying idea that a single group holds all the power. It instead moves the focus to the idea that all people have power, and that they can do things with that power, and that one of the things they can do is to gain more power. That's philosophical common ground. Let it solidify.
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Date: 2009-12-09 12:20 pm (UTC)This very article takes to task the underlying idea that a single group holds all the power. It instead moves the focus to the idea that all people have power, and that they can do things with that power, and that one of the things they can do is to gain more power. That's philosophical common ground. Let it solidify.