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Yup, misunderstanding of basic math strikes again. I thought it's a joke when I first seen an argument like "X race does worse at Y therefore Y is racist". Then
by bluecalm 5y ago
Yup, misunderstanding of basic math strikes again. I thought it's a joke when I first seen an argument like "X race does worse at Y therefore Y is racist". Then I thought it's some kind of running joke. Then I've noticed some people are serious about it so I assumed they got fooled by the running joke. Apparently it's no longer a joke and it's used to dictate policies.
Pretty scary situation. The dumb are winning with the dumbest of arguments and now you can't even test for it to prevent it :)
- bjt2n3904 5y agoThis is precisely Kendi's antiracist rationale. 1. Every policy either is racist, or antiracist. There are no neutral policies. 2. "Racialized" teachers are unable to pass a math test in order to be eligible for the job. 3. Because the policy does not produce an equal outcome, the policy is therefore racist. Add on top of that, the Smithsonian's ridiculous publication, suggesting that things like objective truth and math/science are concepts of "Whiteness", and this is the outcome. Harrison Bergeron would like a word.
- bluecalm 5y agoI remember when it started appearing and the narrative was "it's just a fringe, no one sane thinks like that" but apparently suddenly it's accepted argument in the court of law. I mean, this is Idiocracy materializing. You can't have any kind of discussion if the other side doesn't get basic reasoning right. It's one thing to disagree about values but if we can't even use very basic reasonings it's completely hopeless.