All pebbles are created equal, but some are more equal than others A Critique of the Equality Act (EQA) ▪ The EQA is based on partisan ideology rooted in neo-Marxist ideas. ▪ The EQA is effectively a licence to discriminate. It creates rights for some but not for others. ▪ The EQA undermines individual liberty and erodes the public-private boundary. ▪ The EQA undermines the rule of law by stating that
▪ The EQA rejects the classical liberal conception of equality on grounds that it is ‘too simplistic’. It attempts instead to implement wealth redistribution by demanding that all aspects of life must reflect the same proportion of racial participation as the racial makeup of society. Failure to meet this requirement is treated as evidence of indirect discrimination (disparate impact). ▪ The EQA reflects the mantras of ‘critical race theory’, insisting that race is the most important feature in a person’s life, and that British culture consists of little more than racial conflict and abuse. It portrays ‘whiteness’ as a toxic or even psychotic condition, and threatens to resurrect policies of segregation and apartheid that have rightly been condemned. Critical race theory is a blueprint for injustice, social unrest, and racial conflict. Marches and riots, looting, hacking and burning. ▪ Special treatment of ethnic minorities is apt to be rationalized by ‘lived experiences’ of racism and oppression. However, lived experiences are highly subjective and thus not, in themselves, a basis for understanding complex social and economic phenomena or formulating legislative policy. Objective data must also be taken into account. Furthermore, the lived experiences of some are no more ‘authentic’ than those of others that tell very different stories of successful and integrated lives in a plural and diverse United Kingdom. ▪ Correlation does not prove causality. Lagging behind in wealth or attainment is not, by itself, evidence that socio-economic inequality is driven by discrimination. Other factors have greater causal impact including educational and family background, cultural attitudes, demographics or geography. ▪ The EQA encourages those who are disadvantaged to become preoccupied with blaming others for their troubles, to avoid objective examination of the potential causes of their disadvantage, and to eschew personal responsibility for their own advancement. The culture of victimhood and grievance has tragic implications for progress and attainment. The EQA thus hurts precisely those it is intended to help. ▪ The solution to socioeconomic inequality? Focus public policy on:
Wanjiru Njoya
16/4/2021 06:19:16 pm
Thank you Nikki, I have a book coming out soon on this topic and I will be sending it everywhere.
Ooh a book? Superb! You've got your first customer right here!
Wanjiru Njoya
16/4/2021 07:59:14 pm
Haha, your Victoria is more beguiling than the actual Victoria.
Good afternoon! Not sure if you've seen this article yet, but - drinking tea is now racist: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9486419/amp/Jane-Austen-museum-launches-BLM-inspired-interrogation-authors-love-drinking-tea.html
Wanjiru Njoya
19/4/2021 03:38:11 pm
Oh, lovely, it says "The museum want to look for potential connections to slavery through her use of sugar in her tea and her wearing of cotton clothing".
Zarius
20/4/2021 10:03:07 pm
Hey Dr, you rock! I think you, Kami Badenoch and Mercy Muroki are the future. Comments are closed.
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