The Fauci Emails | Ep. 1267

Defining Racism

Ben Shapiro critiques the way racism is defined by some contemporary thinkers, particularly focusing on Ibram X. Kendi's definition. He argues that Kendi's definition, which uses the term 'racism' within its own explanation, lacks clarity and fails to provide new information. Shapiro believes this approach allows the Democratic Party to label any inequality of outcome as systemic racism, a perspective he finds flawed.

If I said to you, define racism, and you said, racism is a thing that is racist because it is motivated by racism, you'd be like, I don't know what you're talking about.

--- Ben Shapiro

He further explains that the left's redefinition of racism as inherent in all American institutions is a strategy to avoid addressing the progress made over the past decades 1 2.

   

Historical Racism

Shapiro discusses how historical events like the Tulsa massacre are used in modern political discourse to push a racialized agenda. He acknowledges the importance of recognizing America's history of racism but criticizes President Biden for using such events to suggest that current American institutions remain fundamentally racist. Shapiro argues that this narrative ignores significant societal changes since 1921.

We're coming to terms with our dark side. But what he means by that is that we are going to fundamentally shift the way that institutions are run in the United States in a racist fashion.

--- Ben Shapiro

He contends that Biden's rhetoric implies a zero-sum view of American progress, where one group's success necessitates another's failure 3 4.