But for most I've met, although they may still go to Temple, many marry outside their religion; live, work, go to school, and have close friends among non-Jews; and consider themselves Americans and local community members. — T Clark
You said you changed your mind, why is that? — Judaka
past injustices - which can't be undone and aren't a real factor now. People say they are a real factor only because they separate people based on race - if you don't do that, then what you've got is a lot of poor people - though for different reasons - dividing them by something practical like "where is help most urgently needed?" for instance is better than "this guy is black and that guy isn't, I mean come on. — Judaka
Your story is interesting but I still don't see any argument for why we should prioritise help/redistribution based on race. — Judaka
ADVANTAGE NOT PRIVILEGE.
It is neither nonsensical nor racist. It's what it is. White people, in general, on average, have more money than black people, in general, on average.
If you grouped people by economic status you’d find individuals of a variety of races and ethnicities. — NOS4A2
White privilege is not about wealth, but “an invisible knapsack” of privileges afforded to members of certain races. It’s invisible because, well, it doesn’t exist. — NOS4A2
As for white privilege, well, yes, it does exist. — T Clark
there is no point looking backwards nor in exacerbating racial tensions. — Judaka
3 year olds can buy alcohol (legally, anyway). — Bitter Crank
White privilege in the US is like Han privilege in China. Whites and Han aren't the only people living in their respective countries, but they have been and are the majority and arranged things to their liking. — Bitter Crank
Of course, but I don't see how that changes anything I said.
As I've said, I'm coming around to the position that focusing on money rather than race will be the most effective way of helping people. As for white privilege, well, yes, it does exist.
If the claim isn't falsifiable, there's no way to say that it's not merely a matter of the narrative that folks want to create, and nothing could possibly sway them from that narrative, even if it has no relation to reality. — Terrapin Station
What is 100% Northern European? A blue eyed blonde haired Sami person, who talks about being other than a white? There's a real Northern.True, "black" is not always a certain adjective. A woman who came from 100% Northern European stock got away with calling herself black, and even became head of her local NAACP. — Bitter Crank
It ought to be so, but nope. Intersectionality just pushes these silly things to a new level. Actually to deny the existence of race seems to be offensive nowdays. So I assume my thinking is very incorrect here.So... screw race. — Bitter Crank
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