Life is a bowl of cherries and if we make bad choices we are going to get only the pits. So follow me here. We are going to explain why more pie is better for everyone than less pie.
There is a place where inequality and faction come together. It is at that place, that the chasm starts to open widest. On one side are those who believe in the U.S. Constitution. The aim of the U.S. Constitution is to build an enduring republic based on natural rights.
The American founders understood; inequality of wealth is a result of human nature. In their words it is “sown in the nature of men…” They worried this would lead to factionalism. The system of government of their adoption was in fact an attempt at “curing the mischiefs of faction.” Faction is explained in Federalist 10.
On the other hand are those supporting identity politics. Those endorsing identity politics believe the Founders’ institutions create today’s inequalities. Their position is the institutions are the result of racism and prejudice.
Racist, bigots
Therefore, “the standards and institutions created by and fortifying white power ought to be resisted…” those are the words of Derrick Bell. Mr. Bell is the founder of critical race theory. He is responsible for the academic body of work underpinning identity politics.
The supporters of identity politics believe it is possible to re-engineer society. They intend to do so from the top down. Their motivation is to obtain egalitarian outcomes, or so they claim. They are, in support of their efforts, purposely erecting factions. Their intent is to make durable factions on the basis of immutable characteristics. That, they believe to be, one of these remedies.
They reject money based differences. Money differences can and have shifted over time. They want a permanent caste system which they will lead and control. The identity politics construct believes that “the concept of rights is indeterminate, vague, and disutile…” to use Bell’s words. This illustrates the very basic structural difference between the regimes.
Richard Delgado, another founder of critical race theory writes, “… Moral and legal rights are apt to do the rights holder much less good than we like to think…” He adds our system of rights “applauds affording everyone equality of opportunity but resists programs that assure equality of results.” Exactly. Merit, ability, and outcomes matter. Effort and wishes much, much less so. More pie or less pie … Which is better?
An equal piece of a smaller pie or more pie for everyone?
The U.S. Constitution recognizes the rightness of allowing those providing the most value to society to accumulate the most wealth and through its influence. The wisdom in this is: Having created something of value requires an understanding of how that thing is good.
One must grasp why a thing does something helping your fellow man. It sets within each person an empathy for our fellow man. Success requires understanding and action to create things making life better and easier for your fellow man. What a concept.
The aim of the identity politicians is to make us see the America as a fundamentally, systemically, structurally, and institutionally racist one. It is gaslighting on an industrial scale. The aim is to transform the system into something entirely different. Identity politicians assert capitalism must be eliminated.
Why? Because they assert it is an economic system that rewards some and punishes others. All economic systems do that. Capitalism does so according to rigged rules. The rigging is in favor of raising the living standard of all people. They seek to equalize economic outcomes. Their chosen methodology is according to membership categories.
The problem they ignore is: They reduce the size of the economic pie. In doing so they are forcing a lower standard of living on all people. This is what happens every time Marxists take control of a country. Marxism is like hitting your hand with a hammer. It feels so good when you stop. More pie or less pie … Which is better?