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The Counterweight Handbook - Principled Strategies for Surviving and Defeating Critical Social Justice Ideology - at Work, in Schools and Beyond (Paperback)
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The Counterweight Handbook - Principled Strategies for Surviving and Defeating Critical Social Justice Ideology - at Work, in Schools and Beyond (Paperback)
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Over the last several years, organisations and institutions
throughout the West – both public and private – have adopted
comprehensive diversity and inclusion policies and new forms of
employee and student training on antiracism, unconscious bias,
gender diversity, cultural sensitivity and other related topics.
The stated goals of these programs are often reasonable if not
noble – to create a more welcoming space and inclusive
environment for all. But such training, when based on the activist
ideology known as Critical Social Justice, crosses a clear line
when participants are required to affirm beliefs they do not hold.
The mildest questions about or objections to common teachings in
the sessions – that all white people are racists, that all
underrepresented minorities are oppressed or useful tools of the
majority, that sex and gender differences have no biological basis
– are regularly met with pat commands: ‘Educate yourself,’
‘Do the work,’ ‘Listen and learn.’ At work, raises,
promotions and even future employment may well depend on nodding
approval during such training. At school, grades, nominations and
awards may be contingent upon active agreement with these
ideological beliefs. When faced with such a predicament – between
silent submission and risky if ethical opposition – what is a
person to do? The Counterweight Handbook provides individuals with
a practical and easily navigable guide to understanding and
addressing the issues that are likely to arise when this activist
ideology is implemented in their organisation or institution. It
also teaches them what to do when they are being expected to affirm
their commitment to beliefs they simply do not hold, undergo
training in an illiberal ideology they cannot support, or submit
themselves to antiscientific testing and retraining of their
‘unconscious’ minds. It is for everyone who wishes to push back
against the hostile work and educational environments such training
inevitably creates – or who fears being fired, censored or
cancelled for their deeply held beliefs and principled convictions.
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Imprint: |
Swift Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Helen Pluckrose
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Dimensions: |
216 x 135mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80075-108-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-80075-108-7 |
Barcode: |
9781800751088 |
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