There's agreement among academics because it better captures the systematic nature of racism. We try to explain this to people, and I'm happy to send an article to you, but people push back against it because, usually, it upsets their worldview.
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Iiiiiinteresting; and what do you do now?
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So I also like to annoy people on Twitter lol, but I’m mostly immune to it myself. With respect to earlier and the argument from authority that I used, basically I couldn’t be bothered explaining it to him. Especially when he was just being s pedant.
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That is, pretending that there are fixed sociological definitions, that sociological claims are not contested, that there is some kind of sociological authority, etc - when... well there isn't!
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That’s fair; are you right wing?
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Don't know really. I think reparations for slavery are appropriate. I'm committed to redistribution. Wanted Clinton to win. Want eradication of poverty as major political aim. But... don't like identity politics. I don't know. Not sure label is very useful anymore.
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Fair - I’ve been wondering whether I should start using he label “centrist”; but I think it’s just that the regressive left voice (a super minority) has been amplified.
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