What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

  • OwenEverbinde@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Oh 100% this. The main accomplishment of Tulsa and Auburn was keeping black people impoverished, and…

    “About 60 [academic] papers show that a very common result of greater inequality is more violence, usually measured by homicide rates,” says Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level and co-founder of the Equality Trust. - source

    For as long as society insists on high inequality with one race forcefully held at the bottom, no rational person can expect that race to be peaceful.

    It’s just… I have a hard time bringing this concept to the table in a debate with someone who believes “personal responsibility” can somehow magically indemnify society of its impact on people.

    Scratch that. I actually have no answer whatsoever to people who think that way. What am I supposed to say to such a person? It’s such an alien worldview to me.