Huh, that just clarified a lot for me. And I think it is a reasonable, livable compromise for conservatives. Conservative policy ideas are not to be out-of-hand dismissed, but the existence of racism and sexism etc is not to be questioned.
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That allows us to agree that we are working from the same very very basic set of facts. And it makes it possible for us to have a conversation. It's really that simple. Your conservative viewpoint is welcome! Denying the existence of racism is not.
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And it doesn't even necessarily require the admission of fault by conservatives, or not quite. It just means saying, "of course, [insert policy idea here] will disproportionately affect black and Hispanic people because of residential segregation. The way to address that is..."
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Or like, "regardless of the reason, black people encounter the police more often. So [insert police policy here] will affect black communities in ways xyz..."
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And yeah that forces conservatives to be upfront about their analysis of WHY black people encounter the police more often, or the fact of residential segregation. And maybe they make a discredited claim in giving the why. But at least they address the obvious facts.
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