For a perfect illustration of how self-delusional, ineffective and irrational ‘woke’ generations are, go no further that the mass rallies organised by the Black Lives Matter movement. Even though the slogan itself is racist, binary and exclusionary, thousands display it proudly as a sign of politically correct solidarity.
Ignored, as argued by the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr in his ‘I have a dream’ speech, is that it is wrong to judge people by the colour of their skin as all individuals have the right to dignity, liberty and equality before the law.
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Dr Kevin Donnelly is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University.
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