I formulated a similar question just a few minutes ago in a discussion with a fellow fediverse dweller, and would love to gather your honest opinions. I’m not looking to troll or flame bait anyone.
Just looking for honest perspectives.
Please keep it civil and respectful.
If you’re not trolling or baiting, what the fuck is with the inflammatory phrasing? You can’t just post bad faith bullshit and then follow it with “PS. this is in good faith”
How is it bad faith?
Edit: Seriously, could someone please explain how my phrasing is inflammatory?
Class is the only thing that matters. The rest are just divisionist terms made up to keep the poor whites from seeing that their struggle is the same as the poor blacks.
Are you asking if policy changes should be made while taking into account the experiences/struggles of its citizens? If so, then yes. It definitely should be.
Addressing inequality is a no-brainer.
Policies should be passed at a governmental/institutional level to reduce inequality as it’s identified by data. No one should be at a societal disadvantage because of how they were born or choices that are their personal right to make.
That said, I think some problems to avoid are:
- On case-by-case scenarios, assuming that broad trends apply to every individual. I don’t like automatically assuming everyone of a certain demographic is a victim. Also, some people in disadvantaged groups will use very real discrimination to excuse bad decisions and behaviors. Everyone is fallible, and sometimes justice requires punishment even for these folks.
- Gatekeeping suffering. It’s hazardous to society and individual mental health to tell people of “advantaged” demographics that their suffering/problems aren’t valid because of who they are. I’m talking about “what do you have to complain about, you’re not X or Y”. We can acknowledge discrimination and work to reduce it without dismissing the concerns of other groups.
