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That quote, attributed Jeffrey Escofier, is very interesting.

Nationalism of the "modern" philosophies of the 20th century attempted to define nationalism away from ethnic identity, and toward shared ideals such as democracy, freedom, and equality. It is interesting to note that liberalism and communism both attempted to do this (though obviously fascism and Nazism took the opposite tack).

The post-modern era is seeing a back-sliding to the more tribal pursuit of ethnic identity, away from the "modern" ideals that inspired the UU Seven Principles.

Philosopher Ken Wilber has a very interesting narrative of this historical development, in his book Trump and a Post-Truth World.

This doesn't sound like a truly open mind and heart to me. When he hears marginalized people (where he puts marginalized in scare quotes) asking him to listen to their viewpoints, he thinks he's being silenced completely. He sounds like he's against being asked to be mindful of his privileges and of the way his actions come across to others and the harm they may cause others.

I am still completely baffled that there's backlash against the idea that we should be more inclusive, that we should listen to voices that are often pushed to the margins, and that we should strive to understand the systems that benefit us that others don't have the benefit of.

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>get ready to be told that:
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>Disagreement is injury
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>Books can be condemned by people who haven’t read them
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>People can be condemned for expressing “hurtful” ideas
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>Those of us who don’t meet the accepted definition of “marginalized” should be silent to leave more “room” for the marginalized
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>The UU Ministers’ Association can define the meaning of “responsible” in the Fourth Principle about a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”
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>The UU Principles and Sources need to be examined and revised in favor of something more “covanental”
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>We who are white need to be careful not to welcome persons of color too warmly into our congregations lest they think “our” means white (a “microaggression”)
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>The UU hymnals need to be scoured for any references that might not be all-inclusive enough (like Standing on the Side of Love)
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>If we don’t like something, it’s part of the white supremacy culture
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>We all need to read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo even though it makes sweeping generalizations not backed by research
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>We should not bother reading books like The Gadfly Papers by Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof and The Self-Confessed “White Supremacy Culture” by Dr. Anne Larson Schneider because some people’s feelings might be hurt
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>White people need to acknowledge their “privilege” and their “benefit” they get from racism and white supremacy