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force_reboot | 9 years ago

There is another source of animosity, which is by progressives whose ideology states that White middle class culture is qualitatively different to other cultures. While one might talk about Chinese culture or Jewish culture or Moroccan culture, when it comes to White culture the claim is either (1) that it does not exist (the bailey argument[0]) or (2) that unlike all other cultures in the world, it is not a genuine culture but a social construct designed to oppress people who aren't White and middle/upper class [1] (the motte argument[0]).

So when middle class White people create distinctive houses, in this worldview it must be an expression of either their oppressive role in society, or the shallowness of their cultural roots.

[0] as in the "motte and bailey" argument, see http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-bric...

[1] e.g. "Whiteness is not a culture... Whiteness has nothing to do with culture and everything to do with social position. It is nothing but a reflection of privilege, and exists for no reason other than to defend it." in http://racetraitor.org/abolishthepoint.html

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