Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America

This book seems to be mostly a tirade against far-left pushing on boundaries around norms particularly in the space of racial justice. In short, it is a guy complaining about people complaining. This is as compelling a read as that might suggest.

It asserted so, so many things about the goals of the thinkers in this space. It never addressed the concept that I was taught as a kid that makes sense as I move through life. In order for something to be unjustly racist, there has to be a power imbalance. I'm sorry if a bunch of people protesting racist institutions or demanding that the college education they pay for teaches them things in a more diverse way but they have no power. The fact that they are out yelling about change tells you they are at a disadvantage. Don't punch down, try and understand where people are coming from and see if you can find common ground.

I give this 2 stars not 1 because while the whining of some dude about how it sucks people won't just take oppression anymore like the good old days is pretty much bullshit, the critique that we should watch out that the pendulum doesn't swing to far the other way is fair.