Down with Double Standards

I have, of course, suggested this in other recent posts, but let me make it explicit:

I think we should all play by the same rules.

If you're going to argue that we should avoid large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coof, then fine: apply that standard across the board. Don't give me this BS that anti-shutdown demonstrations are bad-bad-terribad but BLM demonstrations are a-okay. Don't applaud massive protests in Brooklyn while simultaneously padlocking playgrounds in Jewish neighborhoods.

If you're going to argue that the police resort to physical force far too often, then fine: discuss all the relevant cases. Don't just talk about the black folks who've been unjustly killed. Talk about the white folks who've also been murdered under similar circumstances. Is it #BlackLivesMatter, or is it really #OnlyBlackLivesMatter?

And while we're at it, why are we lionizing black victims of police brutality but not the black people who've been victimized by their neighbors?

It bothers me - it really bothers me - that my Asian students essentially have to be academic gods to earn admission to top schools while students from more favored minorities have it much easier. Don't lie about this. We all know it's true. And in my opinion, this reality is suppressing black academic achievement. Why try to achieve top marks if you're going to get in with a more middling record?

It angers me that white and Asian scientists, who've spent years in focused study to get where they are, are now being told that they're racist because they balk at letting more "marginalized" scientists jump the queue for the sake of "equity." No: you know how you actually get equity? You start early by fixing our dysfunctional public education system so that everyone has the opportunity to learn the requisite math and science. You don't come in on the back end and demand that institutions hire "BIPOC" scientists because "muh diversity." Merit is not a white supremacist conspiracy.

And by the way, the above applies to artistic achievement too. If you want more "BIPOC" creators, start by clearing the institutional and cultural barriers to developing literacy and artistic skill. Don't just hand these creators high profile assignments and awards before they've been forced to work up the ranks like everyone else.

Right now, the left is actively encouraging laziness and grift. They are celebrating looters and terrorists and intellectual frauds who add nothing to our society -- while demonizing people who are willing to work, pay their own way, and behave like civilized human beings. It's appalling, and it needs to stop.