Enlightenment
When “experiences” mean more than facts and empirical evidence, you begin to realise we are coming to the end of the era of Enlightenment
Boris Johnson has appointed appointment of Munira Mirza to lead a new commission into racial inequalities. She has previously been somewhat dubious about the concept of institutional racism and one occasion said it is “a perception more than a reality”.
Naturally, her appointment was met with howls of protest from the left. One vocal critic is Priyamvada Gopal. She tweeted that “Asians should not be put in charge of black lives and experiences”.
I despair. When “experiences” mean more than facts and empirical evidence, you begin to realise we are coming to the end of the era of Enlightenment. As a society we are going backwards.
17th June 2020