They really don't.
Have you ever noticed how disparate statistical outcomes between racial groups are automatically blamed on racism, especially with regard to the "criminal justice system"?Have you ever noticed how disparate statistical outcomes between men and women aren't automatically blamed on sexism except when discussing the fictitious "wage gap"?
More than 9 out of every 10 people killed by police are men. More than 93% of prison inmates are men. Despite the fact that men are ten times more likely to be victims of the "criminal justice system" than women, there's no brouhaha over this gross inequity; there's no "Male Lives Matter" campaign.
There is, however, a "#MaleTears" social media campaign dedicated to emasculating men and condemning what has been ironically dubbed "the patriarchy".
That the "male tears" and "black lives matter" social media campaigns are put forth by the same groups of race and gender "activists" seems... inconsistent.
Cherry picking statistics.
So what's the implication? They don't really care about statistical inequities between groups of people; they care about "virtue" signaling their hatred of men and white people, and their bigotry of low expectations for black people. If they cared about statistical inequities between groups of people, they'd take a stand against:
- Inequities in the rates at which boys and girls are spanked (especially given that spanking is statistically linked to adulthood violence and addiction).
- Inequities in the rates of spanking between blacks and whites.
- Inequities in the rates of suicide between men and women.
- Inequities in the rates of divorce court and custody rulings favoring women.
- Inequities in rates of father abandonment between blacks and whites.
- Inequities in the rates of murder and violent crime between blacks and whites.
In their desperation to blame all the problems of black communities on white people and all of the problems of women on men, "Black Lives Matter", modern feminists and the media which enables them have glossed over these other inequities as though they don't even exist.
Why do you think that is? I'll venture a guess: there's no money it.
Playing the victim victimizes others.
The endgame of identity politics is violence and expropriation. Social justice warriors want sociopaths who will kill you for not obeying their commands to seize your property and hand it to them. They want white people and black people to be murdered by police at the same rate (instead of not at all). They want forced wealth redistribution. They want to be beneficiaries of the theft conducted by the central bank. They want guaranteed, low-interest home loans regardless of risk level (even though low interest home loans are what tanked the whole economy back in 2008). They want guaranteed equality of outcome at any cost. They want "the state" to be the father of every household.
They want women and minorities to be dependent on government.
Because if people can solve their own problems through stronger nuclear families and through not initiating violence against children, why would anyone need a government solution? If no one needed a government solution, how would SJW's get paid to not work?
A solution.
If you really care about improving the quality of life for other people, start with children. Stop brainwashing them into believing that they are evil for being white and male. Stop brainwashing them into believing that women and minorities are insurmountably repressed by "the system". Stop hitting them. Stop verbally abusing them. Stop abandoning them. Stop beating them over the head with economic determinism.
Child abuse lowers IQ, it's what leads to adulthood addiction problems, and it's what leads to adulthood violence.
This is why the cycle repeats itself.
If we invest in children instead of treating them like meal tickets with which to claim stolen government cheese, we will likely be pleasantly surprised at how much good it does for communities that struggle with violence, lack of opportunity and broken families.
About the Author
I'm Jared Howe! I'm a Voluntaryist hip hop artist and professional technical editor/writer with a passion for Austrian economics and universal ethics. You can catch my podcast every Friday on the Seeds of Liberty Podcast Network.
