Today Is the end of my one-week challenge to provide examples of systemic racism. Here's a thread on what I learned.
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Before I blocked him for bad mind-reading in public, Tim Poole described systemic racism as, for example, getting behind in a small way (say a speeding ticket you can't afford to pay) that snowballs into larger problems. But wouldn't that apply to anyone poor?
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I'm convinced that authority figures (teachers, cops, judges) do treat young African-American males differently on average. But how much science do we have about WHY? Seems to me that racism would be one of about fifteen variables to check.
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In summary, I think everyone agrees that racism exists everywhere that people exist, which means every organization and system. And I think we all agree that anyone starting life at the bottom of the well, for any reason, will have trouble climbing out.
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Persuasion-wise, "systemic racism" as a rallying cry probably makes things worse because it introduces a new thing to disagree about. But if tweaking our systems to add more checks against racism works, I'm all for it.
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Yes, that is by definition systemic racism.
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Yes. You got it. By the way, the book Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows is a good read. It's not about racism, it's about systems thinking.
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This sounds close to “Depends on what definition of ‘Is’ is”
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If there are generations of racist lawmakers that helped forge a system, wouldn't it be safe to conclude that the system has remnants of biases? We know men get harsher outcomes for the same crime. System bias While it's got better re:black & white, racial elements likly linger
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How do they know bias when it occurs???? Seems like a Marxis style power play.
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