{"id":5317,"date":"2017-08-21T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T13:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/08\/21\/im-a-racist-because-i-like-chess\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T13:48:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T13:48:30","slug":"im-a-racist-because-i-like-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/08\/21\/im-a-racist-because-i-like-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m a Racist Because I Like Chess"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BV<\/a>I left the house at 5:15 this morning, hiked 45 minutes over the local hills to arrive at 6:00 sharp at Gecko Espresso where I met up with Lowell S. a local chess aficionado.  We played under the influence of caffeine for a solid two hours, one game, recorded, to be analyzed when next we meet. I checkmated the old man. <\/span><\/p>\n

Chess is a delightful game, especially when you win. An oasis of sanity in an insane world. But we must admit that it is a deeply racist game and that all who play it are racists. The following excerpt from a cognate post<\/a> explains why.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another proof that chess is racist and oppressive and ought to be banned is that blacks are woefully under-represented among its players. This evil can have only one explanation: racist suppression of black players<\/em>. For everyone knows that blacks as a group are the equals of whites as a group in respect of intelligence, interest in chess, and the sorts of virtues needed to play the undemocratic and reactionary 'Royal Game.' Among these are the ability to study hard, defer gratification, and keep calm in trying situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

For these and many other reasons, we must DEMAND that chess be banned.<\/span><\/p>\n

We must manifest solidarity with our oppressed Taliban brothers who have maintained, truly, that chess is an evil game of chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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