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minus-squarejaselle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoThat’s very fair yes. But how can you tell those who are anti-religion for racist reasons from those who are for not?
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoThere are two hazards in our discussion: someone being called racist someone suffering from systemic racism I prioritize hazard 1 as having a lower consequence than hazard 2. In other words, I care much more about eradicating systemic racism than the hurt feelings of someone whose motives are misunderstood.
minus-squarejaselle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoOK that’s a good argument. It’s perhaps a flaw of the word “racist” that it can include systemic racism, when it connotes individual racism.
That’s very fair yes. But how can you tell those who are anti-religion for racist reasons from those who are for not?
There are two hazards in our discussion:
I prioritize hazard 1 as having a lower consequence than hazard 2.
In other words, I care much more about eradicating systemic racism than the hurt feelings of someone whose motives are misunderstood.
OK that’s a good argument. It’s perhaps a flaw of the word “racist” that it can include systemic racism, when it connotes individual racism.