08-28-2020, 12:17 PM
(08-26-2020, 04:49 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Of course, they're not the same. One was mandated by the government whereas the other is just being done by a singular individual. Now, just because they aren't bad to the same degree, they're still bad. Just like rape is bad, I think most people would say the raping of a child is far worse than that of a convicted felon in prison.
My 'beef', if you will, is that the solution to racism is not more racism. I don't like racism. I don't like it when a white person is racist; I don't like it when a black person is racist; I don't like it when a Democrat is racist; I don't like it when a Republican is racist (it's taking all my willpower to not start quoting Dr. Suess here).
It also bothers me when someone decries racism and saying it's a problem in the country but then turns around and is racist themselves or makes a racist statement or act etc.
At BEST, they care about creating equality of OUTCOME. But, let's be honest, the main reason they "care" is it gives them a way to shut down an argument or to be critical of their opponent.
Sorry I am late getting back to this. Thanks again for responding.
It would bother me as well if someone decries racism and then turns around and makes racist statements or promotes racism in actions. But I don't think Biden was doing that in choosing Kamala. I also don't think his goal is "equality of outcome" but equal opportunity.
Above, in post # 210, I write the following towards a definition of "racism":
A definition of "racism" I'd say, at a minimum, ought to include a belief that "race" is a biological given, not a social/cultural construction, a belief that some "races" are inherently superior or inferior, and that this inherence ought to be reflected in political order. This basis is necessary even where people insist that "racism" can only be behavior, not thought and belief unacted, or when it can only be "systemic."
Seems to me Biden's reasons for choosing Kamala don't fall under this definition, don't exemplify "more racism." Racism is not just any old use of race as a selection criterion, and most especially not when motivated by a belief in racial equality, not racial inequality.