Shmolitics Out of Control

A man walks into a room, his heart brimming with good intentions, ready to make a difference. Instead of warmth, he encounters cold stares and disinterest. His offers to help are met with suspicion, kindness with scorn. Sound familiar? This isn’t a tale from a bygone era but a reality for many well-meaning individuals today, particularly White men in our Stockholm culture society. Let’s dive into why and how this affects the potential for goodness.

In contemporary society, the notion of “good” is now often clouded by preconceived notions and identity politics. A White man offering help is seen as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, his motives in nearly anything questioned based on propaganda pushed on everyone else. Many well-intentioned actions are stifled by presumptions.

If a White man steps forward to fight for anything other than his own disenfranchisement, he is met with scepticism. Even if he does fight for his own replacement, he is still doubted. “Why is he really here?” “Is he just seeking to empower or aggrandise himself?” An invisible barrier exists that hinders any good he can do.

Unseen barriers may not seem that important, until facing other less important unseen barriers. Where some other things are not clear, there becomes an inevitable break in trust. Any move for benefit is seen as some sort of potential terror. Nothing good can be good if it is tainted by the stain of Whiteness and potential benefit. This was plainly on display during the recent callousness displayed regarding the flooding of Southern States and FEMA, as well as recent high-profile slayings, and the COVID jabs, as well as lies from big pharma generally.

Genuine care about success or improvement of others is often sidelined due to a lens of suspicion. If considered “privileged” and not in abject shame over this made up status, one is scrutinised more closely, methods questioned more frequently, and jobs made more difficult. Unseen barriers extend beyond any regions or organisations and span entire industries to blanket all communities. Challenged, dismissed, and stifled by preconceived notions about too much success on the part of their overall society or nation.

The paradox is in our societal constructs. We live in an era where identity matters profoundly, but only insofar as it can be used as a cudgel that hinders any goodness sought. Soul is meant to find wonder through the light of compassion and understanding. In this wonder, we discover the potential for universal goodness that lies within each of us, but we can never accomplish much good universally at all if our particulars are fundamentally disabled, and we are viewed with only suspicion by everyone else.