What Taosurfers Look Like (How To Surf The Tao Lesson 3)

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The ancient Taosurfers were cool cats. They had poise. They demonstrated balance. They exuded integrity and compassion. But today, Taosurfers seem like bums to some. They seem not to be players. But maybe they’re playing a different game altogether. We discuss chapters 15, 20, and 67 of the Tao Te Ching. Jeff discusses how some racists in his world led him to lose his cool; Stacie applies Lao Tzu to the situation in order to explore more effective ways of being an antidote to a toxic situation instead of internalizing the poison of hate.

Since we mention race, religion, and Neo-Marxism, we thought it worthwhile to share a piece of conversation from Slavoj Zizek on liberal racism versus everyday racism. This helps illustrate that while there are some overlapping concepts in anti-racist circles and Neo-Marxist circles, to call anyone who believes in structural racism a Neo-Marxist is kind of hilarious, since one of the big disagreements between Marxists and anti-racists is the question of whether race or class is the more important factor in injustice.