It recounts a rather grotesque humiliation ritual where white teachers going through a diversity training session were told to stand before the group and disavow their ancestors. Galina and her commenters discuss the consequences of such an an act for the teachers in question.
I was wondering about the consequences for those who conduct these training sessions. Interlocking oaths of fealty are an important part of many social structures, both spiritual and temporal. What do you see as the spiritual implications for a group that tests fealty by demanding that people formally violate family bonds in this way? There seems to be a rising trend in PMC culture of demanding displays of loyalty that go directly against the grain of natural behavior and morality. For instance, given the negligible scientific value of Dr. Fauci's beagle experiment, there has been speculation that it may have functioned as a test for the professionals involved: would they carry out this pointless cruelty with no questions or objections?
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Disavow your ancestors, they said
Date: 2023-07-10 09:02 am (UTC)https://krasskova.wordpress.com/2023/03/25/never-ever-disavow-them/
It recounts a rather grotesque humiliation ritual where white teachers going through a diversity training session were told to stand before the group and disavow their ancestors. Galina and her commenters discuss the consequences of such an an act for the teachers in question.
I was wondering about the consequences for those who conduct these training sessions. Interlocking oaths of fealty are an important part of many social structures, both spiritual and temporal. What do you see as the spiritual implications for a group that tests fealty by demanding that people formally violate family bonds in this way? There seems to be a rising trend in PMC culture of demanding displays of loyalty that go directly against the grain of natural behavior and morality. For instance, given the negligible scientific value of Dr. Fauci's beagle experiment, there has been speculation that it may have functioned as a test for the professionals involved: would they carry out this pointless cruelty with no questions or objections?