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It's unfortunate because it appears that America is also losing its tolerance for speech about racial injustice, responding with fatigue and incredulity. The na

It's unfortunate because it appears that America is also losing its tolerance for speech about racial injustice, responding with fatigue and incredulity. The narrative of a racially equal country has lost its motivational energy, and meanwhile I feel that the story of black 2030 in America is looking very dim. America needs a persuasive national story about how race is going to work from 2020 to 2030.

lolinder 7y ago
The reason why I get fatigued when people bring up race and try to make sweeping national changes is that I see it as counterproductive. Until we stop dividing people into classes based on race these problems are going to persist. Efforts that set out to bring about "racial justice" actually compound the problem by reinforcing the idea that these artificial divisions have any meaning at all. The goal should not be a racially equal country, the goal should be a country where people don't think about race any more. By all means, let's work to lift the poor out of poverty and bring justice to the prison system. But let's do it because they are poor and because it is right, not because of the color of their skin.
- rolltiide 7y ago
  trying to skip to that point is also counterproductive. there is lasting damage from prior behavior and many people are inspired by the SEO of mentioning the those adjectives such as African American or female. Otherwise the audience really wouldn't see it and wouldn't know. its just SEO. if mentioning that someone productive or accomplished was also black or a woman is not a search engine optimization for you then just ignore it because it wasn't for you.
- cycrutchfield 7y ago
  It's such a privileged thing to say "Let's sweep over the horrendously long history in this country of racial oppression and discrimination, such things are not relevant to today's concerns. Everybody has equality of opportunity now, so therefore racial inequities no longer exist and we should ignore race entirely. This is post-racial America."
- threatofrain 7y ago
  The credibility of the speaker matters here when issuing a call to ignore race. That's because across America there is an unwell stench of race, and that odor permeates any messaging on the matter.

lolinder 7y ago

The reason why I get fatigued when people bring up race and try to make sweeping national changes is that I see it as counterproductive. Until we stop dividing people into classes based on race these problems are going to persist. Efforts that set out to bring about "racial justice" actually compound the problem by reinforcing the idea that these artificial divisions have any meaning at all. The goal should not be a racially equal country, the goal should be a country where people don't think about race any more. By all means, let's work to lift the poor out of poverty and bring justice to the prison system. But let's do it because they are poor and because it is right, not because of the color of their skin.

rolltiide 7y ago
trying to skip to that point is also counterproductive. there is lasting damage from prior behavior and many people are inspired by the SEO of mentioning the those adjectives such as African American or female. Otherwise the audience really wouldn't see it and wouldn't know. its just SEO. if mentioning that someone productive or accomplished was also black or a woman is not a search engine optimization for you then just ignore it because it wasn't for you.
cycrutchfield 7y ago
It's such a privileged thing to say "Let's sweep over the horrendously long history in this country of racial oppression and discrimination, such things are not relevant to today's concerns. Everybody has equality of opportunity now, so therefore racial inequities no longer exist and we should ignore race entirely. This is post-racial America."
threatofrain 7y ago
The credibility of the speaker matters here when issuing a call to ignore race. That's because across America there is an unwell stench of race, and that odor permeates any messaging on the matter.