I can criticize free enterprise while still benefitting from said economic system without the fear of being seen as a hypocrite.I can be influenced by artists and scholars from diverse backgrounds without people saying I am engaging in cultural appropriation.I can go into a music shop and count on the most popular musicians being as elitist as me.I can be casual about whether to listen to dissenting opinions because it is easy to label other ideas as microagressions.If I want, I can be sure to find a publisher for this piece on postmodern privilege, especially if I reference Jacques Derrida.When I am told about our national heritage or about “civilization,” I can be fairly sure that most scholars agree with me that these are pejorative terms, synonymous with colonization, exploitation, and oppression.I can turn on the television or look at the front page of the paper and be sure to find praise for people who think like me and unabashed disdain for those who don’t.I can go shopping without fear that a sanctimonious hipster will harass me for not buying fair trade or certified organic products.I can avoid spending time with people who openly disagree with me because those who harbor divergent opinions are often labeled rapists, homophobes, and bigots.I can be pretty sure that an argument with a colleague of another ideology won’t result in an organized campaign of harassment that threatens my livelihood.I am not told that my deepest moral convictions must be relegated to my home.
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