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I think the problem, for many, is exactly that. The belief is that the constitution, and the system itself, is inherently racist and needs to be dismantled so t

I think the problem, for many, is exactly that. The belief is that the constitution, and the system itself, is inherently racist and needs to be dismantled so that we can move forward. While that refrain echos across our media and academic institutions, one doesn’t hear any suggestion as to a better replacement. I’ve searched for such ideas, but so far hear nothing. If we are to burn down the current system, we need a plan in place for what’s to come after. There are none.

throwaway894345 5y ago
> The belief is that the constitution, and the system itself, is inherently racist But we can actually read the constitution and say for certain that it isn't racist. It's actively anti-racist, albeit not in the self-defeating Kendian sense of the term. The fact that it is an impediment to those who would argue counterfactually that free speech is inherently racist (for example) and must be dismantled is precisely the point. Freedom from tyrannical ideologies is exactly the value that the constitution affords us--that it inconveniences tyrannical ideologues isn't an argument in favor of dismantling the constitution, it's proof that the constitution is working effectively. So there isn't even cause to "burn it to the ground" much less concern ourselves with its replacement.