The flaw in social justice begins with the flaw in its premise. The social justice movement was founded on the idea that slavery was the primary driving force that created the United States, and that as such, the founding, and the country itself, were illegitimate.
But Even if that premise were true — and it is not — this country’s attitude toward slavery changed so much that hundreds of thousands lost their lives during the Civil War to bring an end to slavery. One hundred years later, many fought to abolish Jim Crow laws, bringing legal equality to all races. That would not have happened if attitudes about race had not changed dramatically. Race-neutral attitudes have taken a huge leap forward over the past 250 years.
If attitudes toward slavery and race have long since matured and moved toward a race-neutral position, then social justice is trying to right a wrong which no longer exists. The social justice movement ignores this attitudinal change and is in many ways reversing that progress.
Slavery aside, my view is simple: Who sets the “Social Justice” laws? Where are they written? Can I read them somewhere? Are there penalties? How are they enforced and by whom? Can I appeal a ruling? Can the laws be amended or changed? By whom? What are their qualifications? Do offenders have any right to a fair trial? …