From “Cynical Theories” continued:

 - Social Justice scholarship and SJW activists do not merely present the postmodern knowledge principle - that objective truth does not exist and knowledge is socially constructed and a product of culture - and the postmodern political principle - society is constructed through knowledge by language and discourses, designed to keep the dominant in power over the oppressed - they treat them as The Truth, and tolerate no dissent, and expect everyone to agree or be “cancelled”......

- they believe in the overwhelming power of language, which must constantly be scrutinised and cleansed...

- Social Justice scholars and SJW activists teach students and people in general to be sceptical of science, reason and evidence; to regard knowledge as tied to identify; to read oppressive power dynamics into every interaction; to politicise every facet of life; and to apply ethical principles unevenly, in accordance with identity.....

- the fight to redress imbalances in society is actually undermined by scholarship on gender, race and sexuality that is not empirical and rigorous .....

- the underlying assumption of SJWs is that bigotry is everywhere, always, hiding beneath the surface. They see their job as activists is to scrutinise texts, events, culture, activities, places, spaces, attitudes, mind-sets, phrasing and dress etc for hidden bigotry, then expose it and purge it and its sources from society.....

- SJW activism assumes that racist, sexist and supremacist attitudes are omnipresent and looks closely until it finds (or imagines) examples.....

- this is all underpinned by the belief that life is a battle between good people and bad people, as represented by dominant and marginalised discourses, in which some people try to maintain oppressive systems of power and privilege at the expense of others....

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