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I really don't understand the logic here. The problem: systemic racism is a thing, and whites and Asian Americans are in inherent positions of power in the Uni
by TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
I really don't understand the logic here.
The problem: systemic racism is a thing, and whites and Asian Americans are in inherent positions of power in the United States.
The solution being proposed here: make the media those people consume flooded with anti-white rhetoric, amplifying racial anxieties. Any counter-speech would be suppressed by the media companies, making it completely one-sided, leaving the only avenue for correction being the legal system.
How can this work, and what's the reasoning behind it? And before people talk about fixing historical injustices, they aren't talking about speech that lifts up minorities. They're talking about anti-white hate speech.
- ramblerman 6y ago> How can this work, and what's the reasoning behind it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory I don't believe it will work either, I think we are more divided now than we were 10-15 years ago. But Critical Race Theory is the underpinning behind the idea that not all racism is equal.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoThank you very much for this. I've been looking for a way to understand this perspective for a while.
- nailer 6y agohttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1634312023/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_VLq4FbPA8JFQZ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1634312023/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fa... is a very well researched guide to CRT and it's affects on society
- eyelidlessness 6y agoThe logic is that “white people are stupid” or “men are pigs”, while unkind words, are not associated with widespread historically persistent violence and systematic oppression. Does it hurt your feelings? Maybe. But the targeted groups they’re apparently focusing on are targeted for more than hurt feelings.
- HissingMachine 6y agoFacebook is used in Myanmar to incite actual violence against a minority, it's been years since I have read any positive news about this company, maybe it's time to just stop using it and shut it down.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoTo be clear, I wasn’t defending or promoting facebook. I agree they’re harmful. Just explaining the logic of not treating speech critical of white men the same as hate speech, because I didn’t find the prior explanation adequate.
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- nailer 6y agoSure but you're allowing hate speech towards a racial group, which the same kind of racism shown by Facebook.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoI’m... not allowing anything? I’m not facebook nor do I work for them, in case that wasn’t clear.
- nailer 6y ago> not treating speech critical of white men the same as hate speech
- eyelidlessness 6y agoUh, yep? What's your point?