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KHAN: A Closer Look At The Left’s Flawed ‘White Privilege’ Narrative

Sharif Khan
KHAN: A Closer Look At The Left’s Flawed ‘White Privilege’ Narrative
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“White privilege” is no longer a term isolated to the academic fringe or radical-left organizations like Black Lives Matter. Pushed by progressive politicians and the left-leaning media in an overt attempt to leverage public outrage and curry favor with the “woke” crowd, the divisive notion has become pervasive in the last few years and reached a cultural primacy in recent months. A closer look at the concept of “white privilege,” however, reveals that it’s based on fatally flawed premises, while the impact of its promotion suggests it is outright destructive, only adding to the vitriol and animosity pulling at the already strained seams of the nation.

The roots of the term

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