Anthony Eichberger
1 min readAug 17, 2021

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Yes, I view it as important to have the governmental acknowledgment of the structural and systemic forms of racism within America's history, and then have a plan to rectify and uplift communities of color based on these racial disparities...and doing it in a way that doesn't punish or penalize individuals (aside from the direct reparations that would need to be paid when they're tied to very specific atrocities, such as the 1921 Tulsa massacre).

I do realize the intent of the religiously-oriented technique many people try to employ, when they engage in outreach that they've categorized as antiracist education...the problem, however, is that when it is framed exclusively in a religious context linked to Christianity (or linked to monotheism in general), it can have the unintended effect of repelling irreligious and/or atheistic people, as well as many people who practice alternate marginalized faiths (e.g. Paganism, polytheism, agnosticism, pantheism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.). People from these aforementioned groups are more likely to respond to common sense principles of fairness and decency...versus the repentance and faith-based morality that tends to get directed at devoutly-religious people when faith-based activists attempt to get through to them.

Yes, looking forward to debating and engaging/discussing with you on future topics, if you wish to.

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Anthony Eichberger
Anthony Eichberger

Written by Anthony Eichberger

Gay. Millennial. Pagan/Polytheist. Disabled. Rural-Born. Politically-Independent. Fashion-Challenged. Rational Egoist. Survivor. #AgriWarrior (Deal With It!)

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