Classic Socialist Criticisms of Liberal Anti-Racism

For decades, only a few voices on the left were willing to criticize liberal identitarianism. These especially inspired me:

• “Why Anti-Racism Will Fail” by Rev. Thandeka (1999)

Thandeka is a Unitarian-Universalist minister who wrote to explain why race reductionism is incompatible with a universalist religion. Two of her points apply to the general public:

1. It is not a privilege to not be oppressed.

Imagine that business and government leaders decreed that all…