Absolutism.

It is inculcated by the high priests, those who stand to benefit most from the perils of identity politics.

IOW, white people, or men for that matter, had to be portrayed as the 'folk devils' in this latest episode of a moral panic: best delineated by Stanley Cohen in the late 1960's.

Moral Panics and Folk Devils

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Oct 30, 2019 — Moral panics refer to cultural and social situations where heightened and exaggerated attention is given to a moral issue, accompanied by ...