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I hate to say it, but I agree. I internalized why affirmative action and equity are awkwardly unjust in the short-term but more just and better in the long-ter
by shrimp_emoji 3y ago
I hate to say it, but I agree.
I internalized why affirmative action and equity are awkwardly unjust in the short-term but more just and better in the long-term, but I don't think that we, as a society, are convinced that the ends justify the means.
It feels good to try to be colorblind, for example, even if critical theory would blackpill you that you can't really be colorblind and you're lying to yourself. But any alternative is socially unsustainable precisely because we resent racism.
As a society, I don't think we can psychologically afford social engineering projects like affirmative action. The insecurity and resentment they breed feel really bad and are huge powder kegs for political strife. So it's probably better to not do them.