Eusebius McKaiser

Eusebius McKaiser (28 March 1978 – 30 May 2023) was a South African political analyst, journalist, and broadcaster. Among others, he wrote for the Mail & Guardian, the Sunday Times, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The New York Times, and Business Day, for which he wrote a weekly column. He gained prominence as a Radio 702 talk show host, and also wrote three books about South African politics and society.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eusebius_McKaiser&action=edit Quotes Race does not need to be real scientifically in order to be really salient in our social and political lives. You cannot respond adequately to racism by refusing to speak about race at all.https://mg.co.za/2020-06-03-eusebius-mckaiser-two-important-lessons-to-learn-about-racists/?hl=en-US#:~:text=You%20must%20learn%20to%20sit%20through%20discomfort,outcomes%20if%20you%20bypass%20the%20psychological%20work. Healing starts with understanding history's reach into the present, and its effect on people's lives now... You must learn to sit through discomfort if you are a genuine ally.https://mg.co.za/2020-06-03-eusebius-mckaiser-two-important-lessons-to-learn-about-racists/?hl=en-US#:~:text=We%20are%20so%20obsessed%20with%20sustaining%20a,moral%20bravery%20that%20is%20in%20short%20supply. We are so obsessed with sustaining a view of our individual selves as fundamentally decent that we seldom examine ourselves fully because self-examination requires a moral bravery that is in short supply.https://mg.co.za/2020-09-09-eusebius-mckaiser-arguments-to-challenge-your-inner-racist/?hl=en-US#:~:text=The%20rules%20recognise%20that%20our%20actions%20have,harm%20that%20they%20caused%20regardless%20of%20intentions. Firstly, you are not let off the moral hook just because you do not have direct intentions to be racist... Racist actions are harmful and must be sanctioned because of the harm that they caused regardless of intentions.https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/in-the-ring-with-eusebius-mckaiser/id1561851417?hl=en-US#:~:text=but%20NOT%20to%20have%20your%20worldview%20affirmed!%22,closure%2C%20as%20it%20has%20done%20for%20us. You are entitled to be treated with dignity... but NOT to have your worldview affirmed! It takes monumental honesty to admit that you are vicious, that you have work to do on yourself, and that many of your beliefs and attitudes that go to the heart of who you are, are indecent. References