"When spiritual white progressives refuse to acknowledge racism and white supremacy in the hear and now by continually moving the conversation to an enlightened level we have not yet achieved and a realm we do not occupy, they engage in denial. While we may all be one on another plane we have not yet seen, we are certainly not all one on the physical plane we actually reside."
This statement critiques the tendency of some spiritually inclined white progressives to deflect discussions of contemporary racism and white supremacy by shifting the conversation to an abstract, idealistic level. By focusing on an unattained, "enlightened" state of unity—where racial differences and injustices are transcended—these individuals may inadvertently deny the pressing and tangible issues of racial inequality that persist in the present. This form of denial serves to sidestep the real and urgent work needed to address systemic racism on the physical plane we currently inhabit. The statement underscores a critical point: while philosophical or spiritual aspirations of unity and oneness can be valuable, they should not overshadow or replace the immediate, concrete efforts required to address and dismantle the racial inequities that affect people’s lives today. True progress requires acknowledging and confronting these realities in the here and now, rather than postponing action to a hypothetical future state of enlightenment.
Whatever our beliefs, we cannot ignore what is currently happening and the ways each of us perpetuate that reality. Things on this plane of existence don't change because there is a higher plane of existence we can achieve. They change because we face truth, even the truth of ourselves, and allow that truth to move us to action.
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