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There are historical aspects that the US must contend with, even some 150+ years on after the official end of slavery (the American Civil War) and 50+ years on

There are historical aspects that the US must contend with, even some 150+ years on after the official end of slavery (the American Civil War) and 50+ years on after the practical end of slavery (Civil Rights bill). Many injustices will take generations to work through. It's not something that will just happen naturally over night - humans are messy creatures. However there are people, mainly of the progressive left, that are pushing for these changes to happen much faster than they naturally would and that's fine up to a point. Many, many of them, driven mostly by ideology and internet points, have forced the pendulum of reconciliation completely off it's course in favor of their own power grabs. It is no longer about putting everyone on equal footing. It's about moving perceived power structures away from some and towards themselves. The US education system is a pivotal battleground because that's where many young minds are molded and formed. It's actually kind of brilliant that the secondary education system was one of the first institutions to be captured by these radicals. But now that the public at large is starting to wake up and realize what's going on the radicals are using the other tools at their disposal (censorship, shaming, rioting, attacking other normed institutions) they are being called out and brought to light. Boghossian did just this and on their turf, and is currently being ostracized for it.

rich_sasha 5y ago
> There are historical aspects that the US must contend with, even some 150+ years on after the official end of slavery (the American Civil War) and 50+ years on after the practical end of slavery (Civil Rights bill). Many injustices will take generations to work through. One timeline I like to refer to is how long it took France to transform from an absolute monarchy to a stable republic; by my count 81 years, from the French revolution of 1789 to the Third Republic of 1870. Yeah, these things take time. I suspect some things could be done more proactively, just not easily or cheaply. Suppose state schools got some really beefy funding, to attract better teachers, have less kids per teacher, had more fun activities for kids to keep them out of trouble. Would that tip the scales in favour of poor kids, many of whom are, I believe, Black? Maybe that's not the best use of the money for the cause, who knows, but it's doable. You "just" need the money and the political will to make it happen.

rich_sasha 5y ago

> There are historical aspects that the US must contend with, even some 150+ years on after the official end of slavery (the American Civil War) and 50+ years on after the practical end of slavery (Civil Rights bill). Many injustices will take generations to work through. One timeline I like to refer to is how long it took France to transform from an absolute monarchy to a stable republic; by my count 81 years, from the French revolution of 1789 to the Third Republic of 1870. Yeah, these things take time. I suspect some things could be done more proactively, just not easily or cheaply. Suppose state schools got some really beefy funding, to attract better teachers, have less kids per teacher, had more fun activities for kids to keep them out of trouble. Would that tip the scales in favour of poor kids, many of whom are, I believe, Black? Maybe that's not the best use of the money for the cause, who knows, but it's doable. You "just" need the money and the political will to make it happen.