I'm a white guy in my fifties who enjoys inherited wealth. I'm not without positive attributes, but I know my life is easy and that my character, abilities, and accomplishments aren't why this is so.
One thing I find deeply frustrating about other rich white guys who've had everything handed to them is that they don't appreciate how much social spending to spread prosperity and opportunities to everyone actually makes us richer, because they care more about having power over others than actually living well themselves.
I’m a white 57 year old male who spent 38 years as a Automotive Product Development Engineer. I was laid off 2 years ago and can’t find a job to literally save my life. So, there are two sides to your story.
Where in your column do you get to the part where the problem is connected to white supremacy? You point to problems with the schools, problems with the immigration system, and criminal justice problems.
Oh I thought it was obvious. There's no logical reason to oppose a guy who sold a little weed working, or immigrants from coming, unless you're committed to a status quo that results in different outcomes for immigrants and native born people of color.
Those are bad policies, but you are wrong to say there is no logical reason for them other than white supremacy. In each example the policy can be applied equally to people of any color. When these policies are subjectively applied to people of color and not everyone, that demonstrates the government official is acting in a racist manner. That doesn't make the policy a "white supremacist" policy.
Are there logical reasons people would oppose someone convicted of certain crimes from working some jobs? Obviously yes.
Are there logical reasons why people support limited immigration? Obviously yes, and not just in the USA.
When you say there is no logical reason for something other than "white supremacy", you are calling anyone who sees other logical reasons a racist. It's lazy, and counterproductive to reforming bad policy.
Um. Yes, I wouldn't hire a convicted pedophile sex offender to be a Kindergarten teacher. But a guy that had a little pot on him 4 years ago can probably be trusted to work at a restaurant. And the fact that other countries also restrict immigration—at the expense of people's lives—doesn't make it right.
And it wouldn't matter what color the pedophile is. Many immigration restrictions are bad policy also. But you made the claim these are issues of white supremacy, not bad policy. You need to defend your position on racism, not your position on policy. I was a subscriber because I thought you would be providing insightful policy content, and I unsubscribed today now that I see you choose to be lazy and say "white supremacy" rather than provide constructive input and commentary on policy.
Perhaps in the future you'll write something interesting on policy rather than, America Racist drivel, until then, I can find other thoughtful policy content to consume.
Actually, white supremacy fueled the racist war on drugs which has trapped Booker Dunbar and millions of other Black people since the 1970s, making them ineligible for employment, housing, voting, and in many cases even the right to parent their kids (because they can’t find work or housing).
Sure, on its face the war on drugs looks “colorblind,” but it was targeted at, and has always disproportionately affected, Black communities.
This is what systemic racism looks like -- and one of its most insidious qualities is how it does the work of white supremacy without having to do so with explicit intentionality.
Sorry about the dipshits popping up in your comments... oof. (Hey guys. Do some introspection on why more black people are in jail for marijuana-related sentences than white people per capita. Or uh, the whole crack vs. cocaine sentencing debacle which is well-documented AND STILL ONGOING, if I remember right.)
Just want to point out you have a sentence that starts "The CATO Institute (yes yes...)" that never finishes what you wanted to say about CATO on immigration.
Proudhon would roll over in his grave if he learned what current US "libertarians" believe, haha...
I'm a white guy in my fifties who enjoys inherited wealth. I'm not without positive attributes, but I know my life is easy and that my character, abilities, and accomplishments aren't why this is so.
One thing I find deeply frustrating about other rich white guys who've had everything handed to them is that they don't appreciate how much social spending to spread prosperity and opportunities to everyone actually makes us richer, because they care more about having power over others than actually living well themselves.
I’m a white 57 year old male who spent 38 years as a Automotive Product Development Engineer. I was laid off 2 years ago and can’t find a job to literally save my life. So, there are two sides to your story.
Booker's story is a good example of why only fools use social media.
Where in your column do you get to the part where the problem is connected to white supremacy? You point to problems with the schools, problems with the immigration system, and criminal justice problems.
Oh I thought it was obvious. There's no logical reason to oppose a guy who sold a little weed working, or immigrants from coming, unless you're committed to a status quo that results in different outcomes for immigrants and native born people of color.
Those are bad policies, but you are wrong to say there is no logical reason for them other than white supremacy. In each example the policy can be applied equally to people of any color. When these policies are subjectively applied to people of color and not everyone, that demonstrates the government official is acting in a racist manner. That doesn't make the policy a "white supremacist" policy.
Are there logical reasons people would oppose someone convicted of certain crimes from working some jobs? Obviously yes.
Are there logical reasons why people support limited immigration? Obviously yes, and not just in the USA.
When you say there is no logical reason for something other than "white supremacy", you are calling anyone who sees other logical reasons a racist. It's lazy, and counterproductive to reforming bad policy.
Um. Yes, I wouldn't hire a convicted pedophile sex offender to be a Kindergarten teacher. But a guy that had a little pot on him 4 years ago can probably be trusted to work at a restaurant. And the fact that other countries also restrict immigration—at the expense of people's lives—doesn't make it right.
And it wouldn't matter what color the pedophile is. Many immigration restrictions are bad policy also. But you made the claim these are issues of white supremacy, not bad policy. You need to defend your position on racism, not your position on policy. I was a subscriber because I thought you would be providing insightful policy content, and I unsubscribed today now that I see you choose to be lazy and say "white supremacy" rather than provide constructive input and commentary on policy.
Perhaps in the future you'll write something interesting on policy rather than, America Racist drivel, until then, I can find other thoughtful policy content to consume.
Actually, white supremacy fueled the racist war on drugs which has trapped Booker Dunbar and millions of other Black people since the 1970s, making them ineligible for employment, housing, voting, and in many cases even the right to parent their kids (because they can’t find work or housing).
Sure, on its face the war on drugs looks “colorblind,” but it was targeted at, and has always disproportionately affected, Black communities.
This is what systemic racism looks like -- and one of its most insidious qualities is how it does the work of white supremacy without having to do so with explicit intentionality.
Sorry about the dipshits popping up in your comments... oof. (Hey guys. Do some introspection on why more black people are in jail for marijuana-related sentences than white people per capita. Or uh, the whole crack vs. cocaine sentencing debacle which is well-documented AND STILL ONGOING, if I remember right.)
Just want to point out you have a sentence that starts "The CATO Institute (yes yes...)" that never finishes what you wanted to say about CATO on immigration.
Proudhon would roll over in his grave if he learned what current US "libertarians" believe, haha...
Wow. None of this is surprising but it is still heartbreaking.