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libera te tutemet ex machina, and shitpost ~~ voltaire
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Not me.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
No, I am giving you a pithy example of how people will say there isn’t any systemic racism.
I never said that there aren’t racists, but when you have anti-discrimination policies in place, the public believes that there isn’t “systemic racism”. So then the problem becomes that putting policies into place which favor minorities makes it seem like “only minorities are being favored”. That creates divisions and polarization. That’s separate from the issue that nation state actors will use this polarization to create issues in democracies.
That’s why, the best way forward for leftists is to favor policies which target systemic issues for the poor.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Maybe you’re right, and it’s too bad they did away with DEI before we got get any stats on its usefulness for the overall population. I remember that corporates starting removing DEI way before Trump started talking about it because they didn’t find that it did anything which contributed to their growth or leadership.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
So if the “system” is racist, then why are some of the highest ranks in the current U.S. administration staffed by POC?
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
How can I convince you I am not a bigot or racist?
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I agree with all of that, I’ve said similar things myself. I think the problem is that globalism changed the equation, and that’s why you now have Indian Americans who are a core part of Trump’s admin.
If anti-racial people keep saying that the system is rigged against minorities, then rich minorities are always going to be used as counterexamples. Because that’s the reality now, the power structures favor the wealthy, regardless of race, gender, or any other characteristic.
People trying to protect DEI and CRT will just come across as out of touch with reality, and appear as wanting favoritism, especially as the population of poor whites is also growing. If democrats want to win more elections, they should put forth policies that are in the Nordic model so that they help everyone. If anti-racists and inclusive folks want to build a better future for minorities, they have to think outside of the CRT/DEI box because the system now is not unfavorable to minorities, only the poor.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
You’re using these labels against me because you want to bully me into being quiet. Because unless someone expresses the same fanatical and extremist beliefs then they’re a bigot. You’re a bigot.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
An academic field means that its work is to introduce ideas which can be made accessible at all levels of education. Like how math is taught at all levels.
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CRT is an academic field, it’s not just a “college course”.
Educators were proposing to teach CRT in middle school or younger before that idea got shot down.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
I think the problem people have with CRT is framing it so only white people are favored by those systems. I don’t think the evidence supports that white people are favored by the system on average, it seems only rich people are favored by these systems on average.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Nothing I wrote is bigoted, it’s just questioning why people should accept some policies when there are people who literally perform ideological warfare against other countries.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
The whole anti-CRT and anti-DEI thing has become my cross to bear, apparently. The fact is that these concepts are not being used by people with the best intentions for preserving democracies. If I am being downvoted for pointing out that there are literally anti-democratic people who want authoritarian regimes of one kind or another, then that’s a problem in how people think. It doesn’t make me a bigot.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Thank you, I get that things are making people tense right now but there’s no need to lose hope. As mentioned, regardless of what someone may think of me based on their understanding of what I’ve posted (and let’s be honest, my posts are often lazily written and not explaining all the details bc they’re just casual), I know what side I would have fought on during WWII or during the U.S. civil war. Discussion is one thing, but when it’s do or die, it’s another.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Explain how I am a bigot.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
The post I replied to specifically asked what someone had against those concepts, so I made my comment.
There’s this fervor going around that everyone against these policies is a Nazi, and that’s not the case.
What I got from reading those US military perspectives was that people need to be careful about trusting ideas that look one way on the surface, but have a different intent, so I shared that as a comment.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
Yes, and? What about that is bigoted?
Being against CRT doesn’t mean you’re against anti-discrimination, or giving people better outcomes. Being against DEI doesn’t mean you’re against diversity, equity or inclusion by themselves as concepts. The academics who framed CRT/DEI were some of the most anti-U.S. Marxists, and so I don’t trust their intentions.
Listen, I am not racist, homophobic or transphobic or anything which looks down on others. If the US ever came to a civil war, I know what side I am fighting on.
- Comment on what the hap is fuckening 2 weeks ago:
I am sorry you feel the need to follow me around lemmy and post this.
- Comment on When we explain to other people how our capitalist system works and they recoil in horror 2 weeks ago:
But a lot of people answer along ideological lines on purpose. It saves you from being griefed by others who are just extremists and will call you bigot or whatever. That’s why people being polled will say whatever, and vote whatever makes sense to them.
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- Comment on Anon is 33 2 weeks ago:
Dont care if this is fake, just feel like floating an idea in case someone fr is stuck like this.
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try volunteering with online-only things which don’t require social interaction, like maintaining a code base, maintaining a wiki (on a topic of your choice), doing translation/digitizing or other services for a library.
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do work via Amazon mechanical Turks or similar services.
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read about how to self-care for autistic personalities, or people with neurodivergent traits. Just read everything you can find on the topic.
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volunteer for non-invasive research with universities, like answering psych questions. You’ll get some pocket change. I’d advise against volunteering for clinical stuff where you inject stuff into your body or take pills, it’s too risky.
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join an online dnd group, or other game group.
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don’t talk to people about being vulnerable or lonely, unless you can tell the difference between predators who prey on lonely people, and normal people.
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get a certification in something, whatever you like. Doesn’t have to be programming or coding related. At least start learning for it, and preparing for it in some way. Don’t spend money on training materials till you know what you want for real. If you don’t have money for training materials, do a gofundme.
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volunteer at your local library, or national parks service to clean up trails.
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volunteer with your local church or food bank or or homeless shelter.
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I cannot stress this enough, don’t open to strangers you don’t know/trust unless you’re sure they’re not a predator. Emotionally vulnerable people are like moths to a flame for such people. Read about the signs of narcissistic or cult-like influencer personalities.
And idk what else, but I’ll leave it here. Don’t know if the above would work for everyone, and I am open to corrections
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- Comment on Birbs 3 weeks ago:
A real goat 🐐
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- Comment on Tasty beavers 3 weeks ago:
Animals. Cannot. Consent.
- Comment on Can we stop asking people who are on the brink of death and suffering greatly to sacrifice themselves for a bunch of able bodied people who refuse to stand up and sacrifice themselves for us? 3 weeks ago:
Good luck, hope it gets resolved soon and you don’t have any bad affects on your treatment, this sucks
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- Comment on I am in the US and its gotten very political but as pretty much a peon do I just tune the stuff out thinking its fear mongering? Or should I closely pay attention to it? 3 weeks ago:
Please, how many non-Korean politicians are in their congress? Korea is also so ethically homogeneous, so it’s not even fair to ask that question. I care about civil rights and liberties of minorities, my problem is that America is constantly getting fucked by one type of propaganda or another because it has an actual democracy (in at least the blue and purple states).
Yes, some American southern states actually do systemic racism type things, that’s undeniable if you objectively look at their policies. America, however, is not a monolith.
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- Comment on I am in the US and its gotten very political but as pretty much a peon do I just tune the stuff out thinking its fear mongering? Or should I closely pay attention to it? 3 weeks ago:
lol how? Anti-immigration is not inherently racism. All countries have some sort of immigration control.
