How so? Organizations have been very open and explicit about wanting to employ less white people and seeing "whiteness" as a societal ill that needs addressing. I really don't understand this trend of people excitedly advocating for something then crying foul when you say that they said it

> really don't understand this trend of people excitedly advocating for something then crying foul when you say that they said it

A friend of mine calls this the Celebration Parallax. "This thing isn't happening, and it's good that it is happening."

Depending on who is describing the event in question, the event is either not happening and a dog-whistling conspiracy theory, or it is happening and it's a good thing.

The best example is The Great Replacement "Theory", which is widely celebrated by the left (including the president) unless someone on the right objects or even uses the above name for it. Then it does not exist and certainly didn't become Federal policy in 1965.

They use euphemisms like “DIE” because they know their beliefs are unpopular and repulsive.

Even dystopian states like North Korea call themselves democratic republics.

>I just struggle to imagine someone holding this belief in good faith.

If you struggle with the most basic tenant of this website, and the most basic tenants of the human condition:

maybe you are the issue.

I think it's obviously one of the problems.

>I just struggle to imagine someone holding this belief in good faith.

Because you're racist against white people.

"All white people are privileged" is a racist belief.

Saying "being white in the US is a privilege" is not the same thing as saying "all white people have a net positive privilege".

The former is accurate, the latter is not. Usually people mean the former, even if it's not explicitly said.

This is false:

They operationalize their racist beliefs by discriminating against poor and powerless Whites in employment, education, and government programs.

He didn't say "our society", he said "modern corporate culture in the US"

Yeah, it's pretty absurd to consider addressing the systemic bias as racism against white people.

If we're distributing bananas equitably, and you get 34 because your hair is brown and the person who hands out bananas is just used to seeing brunettes with more bananas, and I get 6 because my hair is blonde, it's not anti-brunette to ask the banana-giver to give me 14 of your bananas.

That take is extremely popular on HN

Luckily for you, you don't have to imagine it. There are groups of people that absolutely believe that modern society has become anti-white. Unfortunately, they have found a megaphone with internet/social platforms. However, just because someone believes something doesn't make it true. Take flat Earthers as a less hate filled example.