> Things like racism aren't motivated by rational arguments Yes they are, because that is exactly what newly-insular racist communities will use to bolster up

> Things like racism aren't motivated by rational arguments Yes they are, because that is exactly what newly-insular racist communities will use to bolster up their ideological positions... Cherry-picked evidence that makes their position look rational. The idea that no racist is thinking rationally is ridiculous. To the extent rationality is what got them into their racism, that is exactly the amount that rationality can remove them from racism. By definition.