Shrug, I think you're the one overemphasizing that. It applies to anyone (incl. whites) who's interested in social climbing (with caveats).
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"His people are spectacularly successful in USA. No reason to be anti-white." This quote is not the same as what you just agreed to.
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Replying to @i_contemplate_
What is it you think I agreed to? I haven't expressed exact agreement with anything in this thread—only different takes on the same points.
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Replying to @mfckr_
That it's simple status-chasing and assimilation into the elite.
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Great. Now any ideas how to prevent this? I've been brooding over it for couple yrs. I shame my friends who show such inclinations.
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If they're interested in social climbing or getting into academia/media/advocacy, then they do have good reasons, no?
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Depends how one defines 'good', I suppose. Useful reasons, yes. Virtuous reasons, not so much.
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People are great at aligning their self interest with their conception of virtue (aka rationalizing)
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This is probably what the brain is best at :)
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