One thing that often strikes me about the modern-day religion of political correctness: just like the worship of the Roman Emperors, it requires very little actual commitment. Just a pinch of incense at the shrine.
For instance, if you are a member of one of the supposed oppressor groups, you don't actually have to live any differently in order to expiate your supposed guilt. All that's required is to make the right ritual professions at the right time. You have to profess guilt and shame, but that's really all you have to do.
For instance, it's often been noted that people who lament their own group's overrepresentation in leadership roles never seem to willingly vacate those roles, in order to make room for a member of an oppressed group.
I sometimes think this is why politically-correct people get exasperated at those who refuse to play along. I imagine them thinking: don't you realize how easy it is to play along? Why are you being such fools?
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