08-25-2020, 11:59 PM
(08-25-2020, 01:40 PM)PhilHos Wrote: So Jim Crow laws WEREN'T enacted by Democrats?
Also, didn't Biden specifically state he was going to exclude the white race from his pool of VP candidates? Yes, he did. So, this is complete bullshit, isn't it? Yes, it is.
It is the left and Democrats that care what one's race or gender or sexual orientation is.
Thanks for responding, PHilhos. Your post gives me some insight into how "the other side" thinks, which I am always hoping for in these dialogues.
Two of the issues you raise here I have already addressed above, namely the "leftism" of the Dems way back in the 19th century and the use/history of racial criteria of selection as opposed to merit. I'll address those again tomorrow.
Right now I'd just like to ask one question. Both you and I would agree that segregation was wrong, that excluding people from restaurants and schools and hotels because of their race was an evil we are glad to see eradicated.
Biden's determination to pick a female vp of color certainly introduced a racial criterion into that selection. I bet we agree there too.
My question is, do you view these uses of racial criteria as basically the same--one to EXCLUDE POC from equality and the other to INCLUDE them? Is your beef with the latter that the determination to choose a non-white, Biden's "exclusion of the white race," is like the exclusion of Blacks from southern lunch counters under segregation? Would it be fair to say that, in your view, if some racial criteria are invoked in the selection for any job or office instead of picking "the best person for the job," then a segregation analogy is appropriate? Do these Dem racial criteria work to the detriment of "the white race" while a criterion like "the best person" does not?
I agree that "the left" does care about race and gender, but I would say their "care" is about creating equality of opportunity, not inequality. I am wondering if you disagree with that.
Guess that's more than one question. Enough for now. I'm going to listen to Melania's speech and then hit the sack.