Originally Posted by
Kalam
I have gone down the McWhorter rabbithole on YouTube. I agree he generally makes a lot of sense. He is a professional linguist (studies languages) which perhaps gives him some insight into how progressivism functions, especially at the linguistic level. His main thesis that he has written extensively about is that progressivism basically functions as a religion, which explains a lot how it makes no sense to those on the outside looking in, and for those on the inside it is heresy to challenge its nonsensical assertions.
That's exactly what it's become lately.
Religion has largely declined in the US, and some of it has been replaced by extreme political dogma. Much like extreme devotion to religion, it requires unquestioning following and a devotion of one's entire being to it. Those on the outside are viewed as either evil or ignorant.
One notable difference between left and right extremism, however, is that the extreme left sees the other side as evil and dangerous, whereas the extreme right sees the other side as stupid/deluded/mentally ill.
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