Hancock: Race is the excuse—power is the prize
By Michael A. Hancock | Commentary, Substack
Exposing the Ideological Machine Behind ‘Systemic Racism’
There’s a dirty little secret in American life: Much of what we call “racism” today isn’t really about race at all.
It’s about power.
It’s about control—of narratives, of institutions, of money, of minds. Race is just the excuse. The lever. The emotional booby trap that gets people to surrender their judgment in the name of justice.
We live in a time when invoking racism is more profitable than solving it. More potent than proving it. And more politically useful than letting it die.
But let’s be clear: actual racism—an irrational hatred or fear of someone based solely on skin color—is real, evil, and must be condemned wherever it exists. The problem is that’s not what do...