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We've done it guys. Racism is back, but this time it's totally ok for... Reasons!

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Oct 9, 2020

If Proposition 16 passes, it would bring back affirmative action, allowing race, ethnicity and gender to be considered in awarding government contracts and in deciding admission to the state’s colleges and universities.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Oct 29, 2020

'Prop 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Prop 209... discrimination and preferential treatment were prohibited in public employment, public education, and public contracting on account of a person's or group's race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.'"

Aella

@Aella_Girl

This is why I'm so afraid of the woke ideology. It has real world consequences to undo things we worked so hard for.

4:32 PM · Oct 29, 2020

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It's been disappointing to see so many people pretending to be progressive, saying the only way to fight discrimination and racism is with more discrimination and racism. They apparently misunderstood the "how to fight bad speech" rule and ran with it.

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You get shouted down for saying anything close to this. I wouldn’t get your hopes up for any productive conversation. It’s all over on that front.

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It's an axiomatic truth of the universe that trying not to do the thing is doing the thing. Antiracism always ends up being racist.

Peasant-Elect, Pay Tree Arch

@paytreearch

Oct 29, 2020

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@Aella_Girl

Never give the government power you wouldn't want it to have if the "other party" won an election. Rule one of politics.

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I dunno. It’s not polling well, and there are no real-world consequences if it doesn’t pass. If you’re ranking ideologies to be afraid of b/c of real-world consequences, Republican-brand conservatism is the bad one right now.