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0 pointsLarrikin8y ago0 comments

Racists do not

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btilly8y ago· 3 in thread

That is your opinion, and you are free to it.

However at this point "racists" organized and wound up controlling Congress, the Senate, the Presidency and the Supreme Court. The people that you'd like to ignore are currently running the place. Ignoring them might not be the best idea...

emodendroket8y ago

It's pretty unlikely that any dyed-in-the-wool Republican is going to hear your rational argument and be so astonished at your doctrine that he changes his mind.

btilly8y ago

Actually it is surprisingly likely..IF you're willing to do the hard work of moral reframing to put it from their views and values. See https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/opinion/sunday/the-key-to... for more about that.

That said, few people of any political persuasion are able to engage in that exercise.

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Andre_Wanglin8y ago

Do think that Republicans are irrational? Are Democrats rational? What about Libertarians or Greens? Irrational or no?

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Andre_Wanglin8y ago

What is a racist? Is this a fixed idea or does it change year to year and depend on the context? Shouldn't we be careful about writing off people based on fluctuating social mores? What about fascists, Marxists, communists, and anarchists? And, say, Trump supporters? Do they deserve basic human respect? Is there any reason not to dehumanize these groups too? Or others who fail our moral tests?

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btilly8y ago· 3 in thread

That is your opinion, and you are free to it.

However at this point "racists" organized and wound up controlling Congress, the Senate, the Presidency and the Supreme Court. The people that you'd like to ignore are currently running the place. Ignoring them might not be the best idea...

emodendroket8y ago

It's pretty unlikely that any dyed-in-the-wool Republican is going to hear your rational argument and be so astonished at your doctrine that he changes his mind.

btilly8y ago

Actually it is surprisingly likely..IF you're willing to do the hard work of moral reframing to put it from their views and values. See https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/opinion/sunday/the-key-to... for more about that.

That said, few people of any political persuasion are able to engage in that exercise.

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Andre_Wanglin8y ago

Do think that Republicans are irrational? Are Democrats rational? What about Libertarians or Greens? Irrational or no?

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Andre_Wanglin8y ago

What is a racist? Is this a fixed idea or does it change year to year and depend on the context? Shouldn't we be careful about writing off people based on fluctuating social mores? What about fascists, Marxists, communists, and anarchists? And, say, Trump supporters? Do they deserve basic human respect? Is there any reason not to dehumanize these groups too? Or others who fail our moral tests?

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