Kendi doesn’t define words. That is one of his trademarks.
In post #22 of this thread, I quoted for you, at length, his definition of what he says he means by being "anticapitalist". I see no sign at all you read it; you certainly haven't responded to it.
So far, I've been assuming that you are a person who wants to think about and discuss things seriously. However, when I give you Kendi's definition, and a few pages later you engage in a flat falsehood that Kendi didn't give a definition, that certainly gives me reason to reconsider. That probably doesn't mean anything to you, but it is a disappointment to me. Engaging in conversation with serious thinkers who disagree with you is the best way to grow. Still, it is what it is.
He is the posterchild for 2+2=5.
You say that like it is a bad thing.
You should look up the viral clip of someone asking his definition of racism in which he uses 200 words to give a definition of “racism is a collection of racist things”. Kendi says what he means, then sets about confusing the language to make his radical statements more palatable to the impressionable.
I don't find Kendi confusing at all. From what I have seen of his writing, he's nuanced and careful, which does come across as confusing to people who need simplicity and boldness.
In this case his amorphous use is credited to “they say” because it is so completely stupid that even he won’t claim it.
He's pretty clear on "they" being " conservative defenders of capitalism".
Both Kendi and I know how to use a dictionary so let’s go with that for determining what words mean.
You seem to think that will support your point of view in this discussion.
col·lec·tiv·ist /kəˈlektivəst/
adjective
relating to the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
So, not Kendi, who doesn't teach giving any group priority over any other. Thank you.
When you see people first as Black, Hispanic, or White rather than individuals John, Jack, or Julie then you have a Collectivist view. It is about priority. Which is more important? To me, the person is the more important and I don't care at all about how much melanin their skin has or where their great-great-great grandparents called home.
Nor do you care how much better individual white people get treated than individual black people based on skin color, from what I can tell.
To Ibram X. Kendi, everything is about skin color.
Quote, please.
Ibram X Kendi is a racist. He calls himself "antiracist" but that is just the new "reverse racist" and it is ordinary racism by a different name.
Ordinary racism oppresses. Whom does Kendi oppress?
If that is what resonates with you then you aren't alone because he sells a lot of books.
Your description doesn't resonate, mostly because it's based on entirely false conceptions.