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When people smugly mention that crime is committed by black people I think about the studies that show a fairly even distribution of the whole american society
by gammateam 8y ago
When people smugly mention that crime is committed by black people I think about the studies that show a fairly even distribution of the whole american society admitting to doing things that are crimes
The studies are flawed, the statistics are counting the wrong thing, the consequences are aiming to accomplish the wrong thing
I wonder if there is a way succintly articulate these observations in a way that shows they are all related
Like, its not helpful to say “well maybe if they stopped committing crimes” when part of the privilege is committing crimes
- yellowbuilding 8y agoI used to assume this idea was a direct result of racism, but that begs the question of what racism is. It turns out, that is one of the most complicated questions in the world. Have a look at this (extremely recent) essay by an expert black historian for a lucid take on the baffling role that race plays in American society: https://nonsite.org/editorial/what-materialist-black-political-history-actually-looks-like https://nonsite.org/editorial/what-materialist-black-politic...
- gammateam 8y agoThis is an amazing attempt to decipher the root of the “political differences that weren’t” I think this could be iterated upon in a slightly more academic form. The way the author writes has academic wording and sources, mixed with collquialisms, slang and almost unavoidable bias as it unfortunately requires a starting point. It is deciphering this because of the reputational benefits of treating trump voters as inherently bad and then trying to decipher their motives as potentially rational agents. Its so close, but dilutes itself in a couples ways that I think can be tweaked. Thanks for the thoughts