The system

[buffalobo]

I keep hearing how "the system is racist" and "systemic racism"

Not sure what the system is and what it does so have no insight as to it's prejudice.

Let's hear the myriad of explanations of the system and how it might be racist.

MOD edit - this is an intellectual exercise, if your fragile ego cannot stand close inspection and scrutiny of your points then you would be better off as spectator rather than poster.

[Bailey Guns]

Well let's start by asking if you believe everything you hear?

[buffalobo]

I don't believe anything till I see it or reported by my own credible source.

[buffalobo]

Am sure there is a legal system angle, may even be primary.

[Zundfolge]

The idea that "the system" is racist is based on the flawed premise that every disparity in outcomes of different racial groups are always and only the result of racism.

Its muddled thinking that gets taken advantage of by hucksters and racists to line their pockets and get political power for themselves and their "group".

If you look at the world as nothing but identity groups, ranked by "oppressed" and "oppressor" you end up becoming a worse racist than a skinhead.

Individualism is the solution. Group-think and identitarianism are cancer (especially when blended with Critical Theory and weaponized by Marxists).

[Great-Kazoo]

i don't get preferential hiring due to my, gender, ethnic / race and identifying as heterosexual. .

DAMN YOU GENITALIA, DAMN YOU TO HELL !















true story

applied for a state job years ago. Hiring process closed and interviews done. Was told i was on the short list, but......................................... Since they did not have a larger field of (insert) other check boxes. They had to relist the job, because federal guidelines etc, etc, etc. Even if they were not qualified, which those who applied were not. They needed to "hire" at least 1 other check box to maintain funding.

[buffalobo]

The idea that "the system" is racist is based on the flawed premise that every disparity in outcomes of different racial groups are always and only the result of racism.

Its muddled thinking that gets taken advantage of by hucksters and racists to line their pockets and get political power for themselves and their "group".

If you look at the world as nothing but identity groups, ranked by "oppressed" and "oppressor" you end up becoming a worse racist than a skinhead.

Individualism is the solution. Group-think and identitarianism are cancer (especially when blended with Critical Theory and weaponized by Marxists).

Well said, Hucksters fits politicians and race baiters.

[buffalobo]

i don't get preferential hiring due to my, gender, ethnic / race and identifying as heterosexual. .

DAMN YOU GENITALIA, DAMN YOU TO HELL !















true story

applied for a state job years ago. Hiring process closed and interviews done. Was told i was on the short list, but......................................... Since they did not have a larger field of (insert) other check boxes. They had to relist the job, because federal guidelines etc, etc, etc. Even if they were not qualified, which those who applied were not. They needed to "hire" at least 1 other check box to maintain funding.

Seems the system would benefit the current complainants. Where do they get it is racist.

I personally experienced losing out on a very good job due to quota hiring.

[Irving]

If you think that a bunch of white people are going to be able to figure out how the experiences of non-white people shape their perceptions, without the input of non-white people, prepare for disappointment.

[Sawin]

I believe it’s as simple as acknowledging that every person of every race tends to prefer to build relationships with people that act, believe, behave, and perhaps even look, like them.... since there are more white people, many minorities may literally perceive their influence and importance is lessened because there aren’t as many of them. The results and effects of that vary widely based on culture, education, religion, economics, etc... so we see “tribalism” develop in many forms.

We have plenty of “tribes” in the gun community too...

That’s it in a nutshell as far as I can tell.