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It’s actually pretty easy to argue for “equality of opportunity” (i.e. reducing or even making up for an unequal start of life) from a meritocracy viewpoint.
by tomp 3y ago
It’s actually pretty easy to argue for “equality of opportunity” (i.e. reducing or even making up for an unequal start of life) from a meritocracy viewpoint.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoYou should help poor children, no matter what race they are, before those DEI offices are needed for them.
- cool_dude85 3y agoYes. You should also help black children, no matter their economic status, because they are discriminated against compared to their economic peer groups in many facets of life, including education.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoSo will smiths son should get help, because he's black? ..no matter the millions his dad has?
- cool_dude85 3y agoYes. Luckily for my argument there are relatively few people who are Will Smith's kids (2, I guess) and relatively many who are, for example, black middle class kids who face significant challenges that their white middle class peers would not. A strictly class-based DEI type program would not acknowledge this reality.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoWhat about slavs? The irish? Italians?
- cool_dude85 3y agoAre we talking about in the present day US? If you can find strong evidence of modern comprehensive anti-slav racism and discrimination then sure, if not then no.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoYeah, of course, there is a lot of hatred against the russians. Depending on the politics, ukranians too. Also against the chinese during covid not that long ago. On the other hand, if someone got preferential treatment because of his skin color, and took my spot for something, I'd hate him too.
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