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> Being born a certain race is a disadvantage in the same way being born with physical disability is a disadvantage. No it's not! That's the most goddamned rac
by dcow 3y ago
> Being born a certain race is a disadvantage in the same way being born with physical disability is a disadvantage.
No it's not! That's the most goddamned racist thing I've ever heard. Holy shit.
You should listen to Thomas Sowell, a "disadvantaged" black person, respond to your argument since you clearly won't listen to me: Discrimination and Disparity https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36222735 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36222735
To summarize Sowell: telling a bunch of young black children that they're handicapped is the exact opposite of lifting up and supporting those in need. Perpetuating victimhood is not the solution. This worldview is poisoning kids minds and fucking them beyond repair. It is so goddamned unhealthy it's destructive and only serves to reinforce the false narrative that minorities are victims.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoHow do you propose to lift up and support those in need if you can't even agree that the playing field is uneven and that when you're born black you face systemic injustices? _That's_ racist. Oh and I'm not going to read a book by a guy who defended Trump as being "not racist." While we're out here recommending books, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_World_and_Me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_World_and_Me exemplifies my point: a father telling his son the hard reality of our broken system.
- dcow 3y agoYou are certainly free to ignore logic and play identity and association politics. I doubt it will actually get you very far in an intellectual understanding of the nuanced point Sowell argues, but that’s your prerogative.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoWelp we're at an impasse because your "logic" doesn't track for me either. I don't think any solution starts with talking to disadvantaged children. Fixing the broken systems they live in should have some impact though. There's too much bullshit out there for me to read every jamoke's book without doing some filtering based on whether this person is likely to be credible or improve my understanding of a situation. It's not identity politics, it's self-preservation.