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Have the race numbers been regressed against wealth/income? I'd reckon it's mostly just poor discrimination (i.e. people who can't afford a lawyer) rather than
by tomp 5y ago
Have the race numbers been regressed against wealth/income? I'd reckon it's mostly just poor discrimination (i.e. people who can't afford a lawyer) rather than straight racism.
- yunohn 5y ago“Indirect” racism is also racism. There may be a semantic difference, but no practical difference to the victims.
- tomp 5y agoI disagree. Correct identification of root cause guides effective solutions. If you solve "indirect racism" just for one race, the rest of poor people are still screwed. If you solve the original cause (poverty), everyone is better off.
- yunohn 5y agoNirvana fallacy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy While it would be great if we could Solve Poverty (TM), I think reducing legalized theft of poor people’s assets would be a great first step. Nobody in this thread was arguing that we should solve it only for some races, rather that it does seem to affect them more often.