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How convenient that groups can simply run out the clock on this stuff.

by UncleMeat 3y ago

tester756 3y ago
The concept of "statute of limitations" exists.
- UncleMeat 3y ago
  I'd believe that conservatives were genuine about this argument if they were actively supporting policies that repaired more recent oppression.
- emkemp 3y ago
  True, but in American law at least, some crimes like murder don't have a statute of limitations.
  - golemotron 3y ago
    Implicitly, they do. The murderer dies at some point.
mensetmanusman 3y ago
Justice is often thwarted by death. Welcome to the human condition.
- mistermann 3y ago
  Let's hope the sins of the fathers are not visited upon the sons!
chmod600 3y ago
Yes, people get away, and it’s unfair. Affirmative Action is not a good solution. It may have made sense at one time, but that time is passed and it’s incompatible with our Constitution, so it needs to go. From now on, help individuals who need help and ignore their skin color.
vacuity 3y ago
"Change is the only constant" — As uttered by quadrillions of philosophers of varying repute Unless you suggest an omnipotent being intervene, I'm not sure how you intend to enact perfect fairness. Circumstances change over time. With some help from other nations, I imagine Ukraine could recover quite nicely from the war in time (once it's over). People won't come back to life, sure, but that's been true for eons. Unfortunately, African-Americans generally don't have the potential for such a positive outcome, which is why reform needs to happen. To go back on topic, I just don't think AA is the solution (or, at best, it's an aspect of the solution to be phased out eventually). I've said my ideas of reform elsewhere.
smegger001 3y ago
yeah they clock ran out the slavers are dead, do you want to dig up their corpses hold a trail and inprison the dead? move on.
40yearoldman 3y ago
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inglor_cz 3y ago
Convenient? How about "necessary to keep your head sane"? Because the alternative is to be forever stuck on all possible grudges of yesteryear, never moving on. Personally, I am not going to start hating random contemporary Germans only because Nazis killed three of my relatives 80 years ago and, well, burnt and pillaged their way across Central and Eastern Europe. I just refuse to be a mindless slave to the past, whipped up by nationalist politicians, no matter how horrible that past was.

How convenient that groups can simply run out the clock on this stuff.

tester756 3y ago

The concept of "statute of limitations" exists.

UncleMeat 3y ago
I'd believe that conservatives were genuine about this argument if they were actively supporting policies that repaired more recent oppression.
emkemp 3y ago
True, but in American law at least, some crimes like murder don't have a statute of limitations.
- golemotron 3y ago
  Implicitly, they do. The murderer dies at some point.

mensetmanusman 3y ago

Justice is often thwarted by death. Welcome to the human condition.

mistermann 3y ago
Let's hope the sins of the fathers are not visited upon the sons!

chmod600 3y ago

Yes, people get away, and it’s unfair. Affirmative Action is not a good solution. It may have made sense at one time, but that time is passed and it’s incompatible with our Constitution, so it needs to go. From now on, help individuals who need help and ignore their skin color.

vacuity 3y ago

"Change is the only constant" — As uttered by quadrillions of philosophers of varying repute Unless you suggest an omnipotent being intervene, I'm not sure how you intend to enact perfect fairness. Circumstances change over time. With some help from other nations, I imagine Ukraine could recover quite nicely from the war in time (once it's over). People won't come back to life, sure, but that's been true for eons. Unfortunately, African-Americans generally don't have the potential for such a positive outcome, which is why reform needs to happen. To go back on topic, I just don't think AA is the solution (or, at best, it's an aspect of the solution to be phased out eventually). I've said my ideas of reform elsewhere.

smegger001 3y ago

yeah they clock ran out the slavers are dead, do you want to dig up their corpses hold a trail and inprison the dead? move on.

40yearoldman 3y ago

That is what your family did to my ancestors. Feel free to correct this with Bitcoin. 3NCnMCNjccBgpKTv35UueMRMVjEfoXGNX9

inglor_cz 3y ago

Convenient? How about "necessary to keep your head sane"? Because the alternative is to be forever stuck on all possible grudges of yesteryear, never moving on. Personally, I am not going to start hating random contemporary Germans only because Nazis killed three of my relatives 80 years ago and, well, burnt and pillaged their way across Central and Eastern Europe. I just refuse to be a mindless slave to the past, whipped up by nationalist politicians, no matter how horrible that past was.