Three things I learned from the #BLM protests:
- No one can point to an example of systemic racism (except against whites and asian-Americans)
- Resisting arrest is the only thing that gets you killed by cops
- Reparations would be negative if you calculated them correctly
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
I’ve been a long-time follower, Scott. With regard to your first point, have you seen the documentary, “True Justice.” If that doesn’t provide compelling evidence of systemic racism, then I think you’re suffering from confirmation bias.
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Replying to @MichaelHyatt
You are persuading me in the opposite direction, accidentally. What is the one BEST example from the documentary?
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @MichaelHyatt
For context, "There is a whole book full of examples," is generally a tell for zero examples. I've spoken of this often.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Consider the differences in sentencing for the same crimes: “Black male offenders continued to receive longer sentences than similarly situated White male offenders.”https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/demographic-differences-sentencing …
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Replying to @MichaelHyatt
That’s called “racism.” What insight did we gain by calling it “systemic” versus, say, widespread or universal?
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Because it’s inherent in the system. When you have enough individual acts of racism committed in a particular institution or system (e.g., criminal justice system) that’s systemic racism.
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Replying to @MichaelHyatt
Adds nothing to our understanding, but I have no objections to anyone using a different word for "everyone is a racist all the time." I consider that both true and obvious.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
I disagree. If it’s a system problem, then a system solution is the easiest way to fix it. I think I learned this from you. ;-)
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I say the opposite, often, including my latest book, that the solution and the problem can be disconnected. Burglars are my problem, but locking my door is the solution. But in this particular case, I think the "system" can be improved to reduce unintentional racism.
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Replying to @MichaelHyatt @ScottAdamsSays
Where I think Scott has it right is all humans are naturally born with biases, it's in our dna. "Bias" => "racism". There is no human in the world with zero bias/racism, anyone who thinks that is lying to themselves. It's the degree and how they try consciously to control/manage.
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