The Woke War Against African Americans

The Woke War Against African Americans
People carrying homemade Black Lives Matter shields march in front of protesters in Richmond, Va., on July 25, 2020. Eze Amos/Getty Images
Philip Carl Salzman
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The purpose of the woke “antiracism” movement launched by some members of the educational, media, and political elite, together with race activists, has always been to elevate its proclaimers above other members of the elite. In other words, cultural innovation such as the “antiracism” movement is really self-promotion to gain status and power in elite venues.

Philip Carl Salzman
Philip Carl Salzman
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Philip Carl Salzman is professor emeritus of anthropology at McGill University, senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, fellow at the Middle East Forum, and Past President of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.
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