"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
The Intellectual Intolerance Behind “Check Your Privilege”
Submitted by Westernerd on Thu, 2015-07-23 03:00
Strictly speaking, the phrase "check your privilege" could be an invitation to debate. But in practice, it is all too often an attempt to shut down debate and to make a personal attack on one's opponent in the name of "tolerance."
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"I'll check my privilege, if you will check your tyranny."
I'll check my privilege, if you will check your ignorance."
(no, Paul, not saying it to you- saying it to them)