- is the rallying cry of The Blameless -
But -
- is it true - ?
Era of The Blameless
We are in an era of The Blameless.
An era of individuals - who - on the basis of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - eschew all responsibility and all accountability - solely on the basis of - names and names alone, genders and genders alone, races and races alone - nations and nations alone, religions and religions alone, melanin and melanin alone - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone - etc.
Period.
However -
- such disavowal of responsibility and of accountability is impossible - without overt and tacit, explicit and implicit, permission. From us. From society. From the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process.
Hence -
- we - have granted every individual the unassailable right - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - to wholeheartedly renounce every responsibility and every accountability for their actions, for their choices. Especially - if and when - such actions, such choices, precede actions of others, choices of others, that result in actual and perceived, material and immaterial - harm. Such that, others - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - shoulder the entire burden of responsibility and the entire burden of accountability, whether such burden is just or not.
But -
- this isn't new.
In fact -
- such excusals and exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities, are as old as time immemorial. Such that, there is no label, no lens, no ism, etc., that hasn't appropriated such excusals and such exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities, in order to excuse and exempt a specific individual or a class of individuals of responsibility and accountability, on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
However -
- to the extent that our covenant with society expects impartiality and sans (sans labels, sans lens, sans isms), with respect to the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process - it behooves us to examine these excusals and these exemptions, for patterns of systemic bias, that rob all citizens of society, of impartiality and sans. Especially, if and when, such systemic bias, actuates rampant inequality, preferential access, flagrant injustice, in the name of labels, lens, isms, etc.
An era of individuals - who - on the basis of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - eschew all responsibility and all accountability - solely on the basis of - names and names alone, genders and genders alone, races and races alone - nations and nations alone, religions and religions alone, melanin and melanin alone - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone - etc.
Period.
However -
- such disavowal of responsibility and of accountability is impossible - without overt and tacit, explicit and implicit, permission. From us. From society. From the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process.
Hence -
- we - have granted every individual the unassailable right - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - to wholeheartedly renounce every responsibility and every accountability for their actions, for their choices. Especially - if and when - such actions, such choices, precede actions of others, choices of others, that result in actual and perceived, material and immaterial - harm. Such that, others - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - shoulder the entire burden of responsibility and the entire burden of accountability, whether such burden is just or not.
But -
- this isn't new.
In fact -
- such excusals and exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities, are as old as time immemorial. Such that, there is no label, no lens, no ism, etc., that hasn't appropriated such excusals and such exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities, in order to excuse and exempt a specific individual or a class of individuals of responsibility and accountability, on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
However -
- to the extent that our covenant with society expects impartiality and sans (sans labels, sans lens, sans isms), with respect to the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process - it behooves us to examine these excusals and these exemptions, for patterns of systemic bias, that rob all citizens of society, of impartiality and sans. Especially, if and when, such systemic bias, actuates rampant inequality, preferential access, flagrant injustice, in the name of labels, lens, isms, etc.
The Blameless
Who are The Blameless?
You. Me. Us. Them. One. All.
Via ceaseless campaigns to right the wrong of labels, lens, isms, etc. - we validate, uplift, advance - our selves and each other - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. Such that exceptions - to names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - confer exemptions - to impartiality and sans - vis a vis the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process.
As if. Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - constitutionally bestow specific individuals - preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - with respect to intersections with other human beings -
- who - by hapless virtue of - unexceptional - Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - are thereupon viciously and zealously divested of their right to impartiality and sans. To be subsequently held wholly responsible and wholly accountable for intersections with other human beings - as if - specific human beings - on the basis of nothing more than - Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - possess no responsibility, no accountability - for actions, for choices - whatsoever.
Is this - just - ?
Via self-superior agendas to right the wrong of victim blaming, victim shaming, victim invalidating, etc. - we blindly and passionately lavish specific individuals - with preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - on the basis of - nothing more than labels, lens isms, etc.
- which - we fanatically defend with self-righteous vigor and vehement sanctimony.
As if. This. Is. Just.
Notwithstanding -
- that it's not rocket science to recognize that such absence of impartiality and sans - in the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process - tacitly invites - specific individuals - to misuse, abuse, manipulate, exploit - preferential status for ulterior motive and gain -
(- which is evident across every judicial process, every legislative process, every executive process - that is blatantly biased - vis a vis label, lens, ism, etc. - the world over - not to mention - across time immemorial -)
- which certainly belies - the irresponsibly indulgent accordance of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
Verily -
- once - such preferential status was employed for the exclusive benefit of one - label, lens, ism, etc. -
- now - such status is employed for the privileged benefit of an other, different - label, lens ism, etc. -
Begging the question -
- if this exclusivity, this privilege - was unjust and unfair - then -
- how is this exclusivity, this privilege - just and fair - now - ?
For no rationalization, no justification - validates - the inherent injustice - of judicial processes, legislative processes, executive processes - that deprive impartiality and sans, from one individual vis a vis one label, lens, ism, etc. -
- in order to excuse and exempt an other, specific individual vis a vis an other, specific label, lens ism, etc. - from judicial processes, legislative processes, executive processes - that we expect to be impartial and sans, fair and just, for all citizens of society, regardless of label, lens, ism, etc.
You. Me. Us. Them. One. All.
Via ceaseless campaigns to right the wrong of labels, lens, isms, etc. - we validate, uplift, advance - our selves and each other - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. Such that exceptions - to names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - confer exemptions - to impartiality and sans - vis a vis the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process.
As if. Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - constitutionally bestow specific individuals - preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - with respect to intersections with other human beings -
- who - by hapless virtue of - unexceptional - Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - are thereupon viciously and zealously divested of their right to impartiality and sans. To be subsequently held wholly responsible and wholly accountable for intersections with other human beings - as if - specific human beings - on the basis of nothing more than - Names. Genders. Races. Nations. Religions. Melanin. Labels. Lens. Isms. Etc. - possess no responsibility, no accountability - for actions, for choices - whatsoever.
Is this - just - ?
Via self-superior agendas to right the wrong of victim blaming, victim shaming, victim invalidating, etc. - we blindly and passionately lavish specific individuals - with preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - on the basis of - nothing more than labels, lens isms, etc.
- which - we fanatically defend with self-righteous vigor and vehement sanctimony.
As if. This. Is. Just.
Notwithstanding -
- that it's not rocket science to recognize that such absence of impartiality and sans - in the judicial process, the legislative process, the executive process - tacitly invites - specific individuals - to misuse, abuse, manipulate, exploit - preferential status for ulterior motive and gain -
(- which is evident across every judicial process, every legislative process, every executive process - that is blatantly biased - vis a vis label, lens, ism, etc. - the world over - not to mention - across time immemorial -)
- which certainly belies - the irresponsibly indulgent accordance of inviolable authenticity - sacrosanct innocence - legitimate blamelessness - on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
Verily -
- once - such preferential status was employed for the exclusive benefit of one - label, lens, ism, etc. -
- now - such status is employed for the privileged benefit of an other, different - label, lens ism, etc. -
Begging the question -
- if this exclusivity, this privilege - was unjust and unfair - then -
- how is this exclusivity, this privilege - just and fair - now - ?
For no rationalization, no justification - validates - the inherent injustice - of judicial processes, legislative processes, executive processes - that deprive impartiality and sans, from one individual vis a vis one label, lens, ism, etc. -
- in order to excuse and exempt an other, specific individual vis a vis an other, specific label, lens ism, etc. - from judicial processes, legislative processes, executive processes - that we expect to be impartial and sans, fair and just, for all citizens of society, regardless of label, lens, ism, etc.
Accountability and Privilege
By our elevation of The Blameless -
- The Blamed are not privileged -
- The Blameless are.
For The Blameless possess that unequivocal privilege of blind conferral of preferential status -
- of zealous accordance of inviolable authenticity, sacrosanct innocence, legitimate blamelessness -
- of fanatical excusals and exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities -
- in the name of righting the wrong of labels, lens, isms, etc. - in the name of righting the wrong of victim blaming, victim shaming, victim invalidating, etc. -
- by virtue of - nothing more than - names and names alone, genders and genders alone, races and races alone - nations and nations alone, religions and religions alone, melanin and melanin alone - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone - etc.
Is this not - the very definition of privilege - ?
The right - not - to be held responsible -
The right - not - to be held accountable -
- by any court of law, by any legislative chamber, by any executive office -
- by virtue of - labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
The right to be exempt - from impartiality -
The right to be excused - from sans -
The right to demand justice and fairness - by suppressing the inalienable rights of others to impartiality and sans -
- by virtue of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - ?
Does this not - ensure - the very rampant inequality, the very preferential access, the very flagrant injustice - that the rightings of wrongs - ostensibly remedies and resolves - ?
Yet -
- The Blameless blamelessly continue to -
- vilify The Blamed - as the privileged - on the basis of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms, etc. - verily - sexism, racism, nationism, religionism, classism, socioeconomic statusism, sexual orientationism, political affiliationism, etc. -
- whether such vilification is just or not -
- demand The Blamed - be held wholly responsible and wholly accountable for the entire burden of responsibility and the entire burden of accountability - of intersections with others - whose labels, lens, isms, etc. gift irrefutable blamelessness -
- whether such demand is just or not -
- far be it - for The Blameless - who possess agency - act - choose - intersect - without puppet strings attached to their minds, their hearts, their souls, their bodies - to be responsible for and accountable for - their agency - their acts - their choices - their intersections - sans privilege - sans excusals and exemptions - sans labels, lens, isms, etc.
Alas -
- far be it - for The Blameless and The Blamed - to be aequum et mutuus - when the indomitable power of privilege - is -
- so potent - so irresistible - so self serving - so rewarding -
- so validated - so lauded - among the virtuous - among the noble - by advocates, champions, crusaders, demagogues -
- not to mention, professional liars across media (social, news, entertainment, advertising) - as well as, experts and pundits and shills - for the advocacy and the championship and the crusade for the validation and the elevation and the advancement of labels, lens, isms, etc.
Verily -
- who can blame The Blameless - for relentlessly and mercilessly appropriating the invisible and the unearned advantages and entitlements of - privilege - ?
See also Cradling Victims and Hanging Villains (tvfs)
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The notion of privilege - is one that has been appropriated by specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - in order to confer upon specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - by way of ostensibly eliminating privileges purportedly enjoyed by others - by virtue of other, specific labels, lens, isms, etc.
Regardless of the inherent injustice and inequality - of appropriating privilege on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
Regardless of the inherent injustice and inequality - of assuming - that a specific individual or a class of individuals - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - experience invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements.
Regardless. Of. This. Very. Exercise. Of the very definition. Of. Ism.
Sexism. Racism. Nationism. Religionism. Classism. (Socioeconomic statusism.) Sexual orientationism. Political affiliationism. Etc.
The assumption - that a specific individual or a class of individuals - by virtue of nothing more - than possession of specific names, genders, races - specific nations, religions, melanin - specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - do or do not - experience invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - or - do or do not - experience invisible and unearned disadvantages and disentitlements -
- is an assumption that relies wholly on our willingness to arbitrarily and meaninglessly reduce our selves and each other, to nothing more than our labels, lens, isms, etc.
How. Is. This. Just?
Moreover - if - such ideology, such dogma - permeates and pervades - informs and influences - our judicial system, our legislative system, our executive system -
- how exactly - are our systems - impartial and sans - ?
By definition - such ideology, such dogma - is the very opposite - of impartial and sans.
Needless to say - intersections of harm - actual and perceived, material and immaterial - are serious matters indeed.
Begging the question -
Do not such serious matters - that concern all citizens of society - demand - a judicial process, a legislative process, an executive process - that is - above all else - impartial and sans - ?
Do not our aequum and our mutuus - supercede - any and all - invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - on the basis of labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
Do we not expect - justice - to be blind - to all names, genders, races - all nations, religions, melanin - all labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
For justice - without impartiality and without sans - is an injustice and a tyranny -
- that sanctions and that condones - the reckless and heinous conferral of preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - of sacrosanct innocence - of legitimate blamelessness - on individuals and classes of individuals - on the basis of nothing more than - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc. -
- such that - the honor and the right - of a judicial process, a legislative process, an executive process - that is sans privilege - sans excusals and exemptions - sans labels, lens, isms, etc. - is denied all citizens of society.
How. Is. Inequality. And. Injustice. And. Tyranny. And. Absolutism. - In the name of labels, lens, isms, etc. - Ever. Just?
- M
- The Blamed are not privileged -
- The Blameless are.
For The Blameless possess that unequivocal privilege of blind conferral of preferential status -
- of zealous accordance of inviolable authenticity, sacrosanct innocence, legitimate blamelessness -
- of fanatical excusals and exemptions from responsibilities and accountabilities -
- in the name of righting the wrong of labels, lens, isms, etc. - in the name of righting the wrong of victim blaming, victim shaming, victim invalidating, etc. -
- by virtue of - nothing more than - names and names alone, genders and genders alone, races and races alone - nations and nations alone, religions and religions alone, melanin and melanin alone - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone - etc.
Is this not - the very definition of privilege - ?
The right - not - to be held responsible -
The right - not - to be held accountable -
- by any court of law, by any legislative chamber, by any executive office -
- by virtue of - labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
The right to be exempt - from impartiality -
The right to be excused - from sans -
The right to demand justice and fairness - by suppressing the inalienable rights of others to impartiality and sans -
- by virtue of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms - etc. - ?
Does this not - ensure - the very rampant inequality, the very preferential access, the very flagrant injustice - that the rightings of wrongs - ostensibly remedies and resolves - ?
Yet -
- The Blameless blamelessly continue to -
- vilify The Blamed - as the privileged - on the basis of - names, genders, races - nations, religions, melanin - labels, lens, isms, etc. - verily - sexism, racism, nationism, religionism, classism, socioeconomic statusism, sexual orientationism, political affiliationism, etc. -
- whether such vilification is just or not -
- demand The Blamed - be held wholly responsible and wholly accountable for the entire burden of responsibility and the entire burden of accountability - of intersections with others - whose labels, lens, isms, etc. gift irrefutable blamelessness -
- whether such demand is just or not -
- far be it - for The Blameless - who possess agency - act - choose - intersect - without puppet strings attached to their minds, their hearts, their souls, their bodies - to be responsible for and accountable for - their agency - their acts - their choices - their intersections - sans privilege - sans excusals and exemptions - sans labels, lens, isms, etc.
Alas -
- far be it - for The Blameless and The Blamed - to be aequum et mutuus - when the indomitable power of privilege - is -
- so potent - so irresistible - so self serving - so rewarding -
- so validated - so lauded - among the virtuous - among the noble - by advocates, champions, crusaders, demagogues -
- not to mention, professional liars across media (social, news, entertainment, advertising) - as well as, experts and pundits and shills - for the advocacy and the championship and the crusade for the validation and the elevation and the advancement of labels, lens, isms, etc.
Verily -
- who can blame The Blameless - for relentlessly and mercilessly appropriating the invisible and the unearned advantages and entitlements of - privilege - ?
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The notion of privilege - is one that has been appropriated by specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - in order to confer upon specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - by way of ostensibly eliminating privileges purportedly enjoyed by others - by virtue of other, specific labels, lens, isms, etc.
Regardless of the inherent injustice and inequality - of appropriating privilege on the basis of labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc.
Regardless of the inherent injustice and inequality - of assuming - that a specific individual or a class of individuals - on the basis of nothing more than labels, lens, isms, etc. - experience invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements.
Regardless. Of. This. Very. Exercise. Of the very definition. Of. Ism.
Sexism. Racism. Nationism. Religionism. Classism. (Socioeconomic statusism.) Sexual orientationism. Political affiliationism. Etc.
The assumption - that a specific individual or a class of individuals - by virtue of nothing more - than possession of specific names, genders, races - specific nations, religions, melanin - specific labels, lens, isms, etc. - do or do not - experience invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - or - do or do not - experience invisible and unearned disadvantages and disentitlements -
- is an assumption that relies wholly on our willingness to arbitrarily and meaninglessly reduce our selves and each other, to nothing more than our labels, lens, isms, etc.
How. Is. This. Just?
Moreover - if - such ideology, such dogma - permeates and pervades - informs and influences - our judicial system, our legislative system, our executive system -
- how exactly - are our systems - impartial and sans - ?
By definition - such ideology, such dogma - is the very opposite - of impartial and sans.
Needless to say - intersections of harm - actual and perceived, material and immaterial - are serious matters indeed.
Begging the question -
Do not such serious matters - that concern all citizens of society - demand - a judicial process, a legislative process, an executive process - that is - above all else - impartial and sans - ?
Do not our aequum and our mutuus - supercede - any and all - invisible and unearned advantages and entitlements - on the basis of labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
Do we not expect - justice - to be blind - to all names, genders, races - all nations, religions, melanin - all labels, lens, isms, etc. - ?
For justice - without impartiality and without sans - is an injustice and a tyranny -
- that sanctions and that condones - the reckless and heinous conferral of preferential status - of inviolable authenticity - of sacrosanct innocence - of legitimate blamelessness - on individuals and classes of individuals - on the basis of nothing more than - labels and labels alone, lens and lens alone, isms and isms alone, etc. -
- such that - the honor and the right - of a judicial process, a legislative process, an executive process - that is sans privilege - sans excusals and exemptions - sans labels, lens, isms, etc. - is denied all citizens of society.
How. Is. Inequality. And. Injustice. And. Tyranny. And. Absolutism. - In the name of labels, lens, isms, etc. - Ever. Just?
- M
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