One solution for this may be – at least in part – in becoming more aware of these kind of cognitive biases. I'm hardly free from them, but a realisation of how

One solution for this may be – at least in part – in becoming more aware of these kind of cognitive biases. I'm hardly free from them, but a realisation of how they work does, at least occasionally, catch them. The compassion vs. rugged individualism in racism/oppression debates is something I've noticed in the last few years as well. It's good to see my observations proven by some data :-) I'm pretty firmly on the "compassion" side myself, and realising this is a good way to ensure I don't jump to conclusions too fast, or at least not too often. It's also useful when having discussions. Instead of arguing about whether or not something is or isn't racism you can talk about underlying views on racism/life/society, which is in my experience a better way to understand each other (which is the real value of any debate).