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This White/Non-White Binary choice is simplistic. And leaves no room for nuance. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 01/07/2020 03:46:17 PM

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It's always fascinating to watch the left divide minorities and pit them against one another.

To the left.....all minorities are created equal, but some are more equal than others.

WTF?


There are overlaps in experience among all the races. The experience of a minority group will not always be the same of another minority group. Grouping them together into a white/white non-white does them all a disservice.

But it is odd to watch the binary choice of White/Black evolve into White/POC into White/BIPOC.

Let's take an issue dear to me - education. On education, studies show black people support charter schools. And Asian (its a huge category) don't support affirmative action (they rejected it in California and continue to reject it in NYC). And yet the mainstream Left will have you believe all Democrats/Liberals are against school choice and pro affirmative action. They are not. There are issues that cross "races". So why continue to be so simplistic as to keep a binary choice?

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Indians are being held up as a model minority. That's not helping the Black Lives Matter movement Anonymous2000 - 29/06/2020 06:59:25 PM 1034 Views
As part of the "model" minority fionwe1987 - 29/06/2020 08:18:17 PM 537 Views
How have you failed? Jeordam - 29/06/2020 10:31:17 PM 525 Views
Are we trying to assign blame and guilt, or are we trying to observe and then create a change in Roland00 - 29/06/2020 11:13:24 PM 588 Views
I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 03:29:29 AM 520 Views
Re: I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:51:12 PM 473 Views
I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 04:19:42 AM 594 Views
Re: I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Roland00 - 30/06/2020 05:39:30 AM 652 Views
Here you go, you can also look up the raw census data Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 01:40:24 PM 574 Views
Some thoughts... fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 06:19:28 AM 495 Views
Re: Some thoughts... Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:08:10 PM 512 Views
I'm actually *very* curious of this myself.... Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:54:48 PM 486 Views
Maybe Canada. *NM* AgentApple - 30/06/2020 06:57:01 PM 237 Views
Canada seems to have the same racial income gap issues as the US Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 07:29:21 PM 664 Views
It's true that part of it is just America treats all its poor people so terribly. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:35:40 PM 476 Views
Yeah I wouldn't write off Europe fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:49:32 PM 553 Views
here is an interesting article on mass incarceration in the USA. damookster - 30/06/2020 02:30:09 PM 584 Views
Wow, good stuff, thanks for posting! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:57:08 PM 240 Views
It's disturbing to see statistical proof the system is stacked against those with limited assets. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 08:10:41 PM 257 Views
Interesting read indeed. Legolas - 30/06/2020 08:29:53 PM 516 Views
Not just a rich person damookster - 30/06/2020 08:51:44 PM 481 Views
I have three anecdatas aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:23:10 PM 525 Views
Okay... this is just like old times, when I'd often have no idea what you were getting at. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:49:03 PM 499 Views
Old timez aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 10:02:10 PM 507 Views
The Jury Trial fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:51:54 PM 499 Views
It’s easy to understand why. damookster - 01/07/2020 12:09:44 AM 463 Views
There's more fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:55:57 AM 490 Views
I agree damookster - 01/07/2020 02:04:50 AM 512 Views
Re: I agree vandevere - 01/07/2020 02:09:14 AM 557 Views
Guilt doesn't have much to do with it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:51:05 AM 488 Views
Yes, I’m sure that has a lot to do with it. damookster - 01/07/2020 03:52:15 AM 485 Views
Oh god yes, I've heard of several instances of that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:49:42 AM 497 Views
So you see that compassionate conservatives can exist? We aren’t mythical creatures? *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 03:55:45 AM 239 Views
I sincerely hope you aren't serious about this... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 04:01:57 AM 535 Views
It was a little tongue in cheek damookster - 01/07/2020 04:20:08 AM 522 Views
Re: It was a little tongue in cheek fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 06:23:20 AM 489 Views
a couple of points damookster - 01/07/2020 07:42:32 PM 512 Views
What do you know about Biden's health that we don't know? *NM* Legolas - 01/07/2020 08:53:45 PM 249 Views
anyone who hears him speak unscripted can tell there is a big issue. *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 09:47:20 PM 245 Views
Re: a couple of points fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:05:08 PM 502 Views
Mook - Fionwe is a radical. You are not. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:33:45 PM 517 Views
yes I suppose it was a foolish comment. damookster - 01/07/2020 05:44:05 PM 506 Views
I'm honestly not sure if.you even meant it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:38:26 PM 492 Views
I kind of did when I wrote it, lame as it sounds now. damookster - 01/07/2020 07:51:21 PM 467 Views
We've found plenty of common ground fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:06:19 PM 526 Views
Part of real common ground, real synchronization Roland00 - 01/07/2020 11:43:49 PM 466 Views
It amuses me... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:03:43 PM 506 Views
You're welcome. Come again. XOXO The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:05:11 PM 481 Views
Aww fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:36:55 PM 480 Views
Sweetie, we can always zhuzz it up! First we need some more glitter. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:39:42 PM 449 Views
Waterloo seems the most appropriate for the moment... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:01:33 PM 513 Views
No, darling. We're playing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) The Shrike - 02/07/2020 05:25:07 PM 483 Views
On drug based incarcerations... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:01:40 AM 456 Views
"most on nonviolent drug charges" aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:25:09 PM 492 Views
read the article I posted. That's one of 5 myths about USA prisons. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 09:44:19 PM 232 Views
I was reading the article just before you posted it. Probably the same google search aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:55:39 PM 433 Views
Regarding the Census, neither Left nor Right state that the US will remain majority White. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:03:57 PM 545 Views
This White/Non-White Binary choice is simplistic. And leaves no room for nuance. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 03:46:17 PM 502 Views
Absolutely right, I read an interesting article on this a while ago. Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 10:58:59 PM 523 Views
You have a binary choice... fionwe1987 - 02/07/2020 12:10:49 AM 456 Views
I agree with all of this, but lets think of it from a different point of view. Roland00 - 02/07/2020 12:24:38 AM 560 Views
Found the article (or at least something similar). Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 11:04:53 PM 488 Views
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