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@ nifty @lemmy.world

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libera te tutemet ex machina, and shitpost~~

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago
Not me.

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America first

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

I agree, the Chinese poster is on point about all their statements.

Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

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Can someone change my mind about CRT and DEI?

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Yes, but let’s stop pretending that all other countries are angelic heavens with leaders who have nothing but the best intentions for all people, everywhere. Every country has its issues, and it’s really easy to blame them on “imperialists”.

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America first

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

In fairness, all countries play the destabilization games against each other. That’s the core of realpolitiks.

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America first

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

The truth is that the U.S. contributes the most to foreign aid funds, and still gets zero to little political good will.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_sovereign_state_donors

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

No, I am giving you a pithy example of how people will say there isn’t any systemic racism.

I never said that there aren’t racists, but when you have anti-discrimination policies in place, the public believes that there isn’t “systemic racism”. So then the problem becomes that putting policies into place which favor minorities makes it seem like “only minorities are being favored”. That creates divisions and polarization. That’s separate from the issue that nation state actors will use this polarization to create issues in democracies.

That’s why, the best way forward for leftists is to favor policies which target systemic issues for the poor.

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White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

This is one people should seriously protest to fucking stop. Education is the one thing that levels the playing field for people across different socioeconomic backgrounds. Get on the phone to your representatives, this is the main one they were working towards and wanted to distract from!

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

Maybe you’re right, and it’s too bad they did away with DEI before we got get any stats on its usefulness for the overall population. I remember that corporates starting removing DEI way before Trump started talking about it because they didn’t find that it did anything which contributed to their growth or leadership.

Edit this article shows why some people think removing DEI is racist. It’s true that anti-DEI is often favored by racist people as well.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-02-01/why-companies-are-scaling-back-dei-in-america

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

So if the “system” is racist, then why are some of the highest ranks in the current U.S. administration staffed by POC?

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

The only people who are not bothered by being called a racist or bigot are actually those things. If I had to guess these people know I am not those things, but they just don’t like what I’ve said. My guess is that it’s probably .ml alt accounts.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

How can I convince you I am not a bigot or racist?

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

I agree with all of that, I’ve said similar things myself. I think the problem is that globalism changed the equation, and that’s why you now have Indian Americans who are a core part of Trump’s admin.

If anti-racial people keep saying that the system is rigged against minorities, then rich minorities are always going to be used as counterexamples. Because that’s the reality now, the power structures favor the wealthy, regardless of race, gender, or any other characteristic.

People trying to protect DEI and CRT will just come across as out of touch with reality, and appear as wanting favoritism, especially as the population of poor whites is also growing. If democrats want to win more elections, they should put forth policies that are in the Nordic model so that they help everyone. If anti-racists and inclusive folks want to build a better future for minorities, they have to think outside of the CRT/DEI box because the system now is not unfavorable to minorities, only the poor.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

You’re using these labels against me because you want to bully me into being quiet. Because unless someone expresses the same fanatical and extremist beliefs then they’re a bigot. You’re a bigot.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

An academic field means that its work is to introduce ideas which can be made accessible at all levels of education. Like how math is taught at all levels.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

CRT is an academic field, it’s not just a “college course”.

Educators were proposing to teach CRT concepts in middle school or younger before that idea got shot down.

DEI is fine by itself, but the CRT connection tainted it. But some of the climate justice aspects of DEI are troubling to some because they’re worried that it’s just another way to stop their country from achieving its goals.

Climate Justice & DEI Climate justice refers to the intersection of environmental concerns and social justice. It recognizes that the impacts of climate change disproportionately affect marginalized communities, including people of color, low-income individuals, and indigenous populations. Climate justice recognizes that these communities often face the greatest vulnerability to environmental hazards, lack access to resources and opportunities, and bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by systemic inequalities. By addressing climate change through a lens of equity and inclusion, climate justice aims to ensure that the solutions to environmental challenges are fair, inclusive, and consider the needs and perspectives of all communities. It is closely related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as it acknowledges the interconnectedness of social and environmental issues, and seeks to promote fairness, empower marginalized voices, and dismantle systemic barriers in the pursuit of a sustainable and just future for all.

https://libguides.whitworth.edu/c.php?g=1327622

I think the issues facing any country are greater than just culture war issues. The culture war stuff is a huge distraction.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

I think the problem people have with CRT is framing it to say only white people are favored by those systems. I don’t think the evidence supports that only white people are favored by the system on average, it seems only rich people are favored by these systems on average.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

Misinformation and disinformation does exactly that right? It uses ideological lines to create polarization.

So, let’s say a democratic country favors pro-choice policies, but then has an influx of immigrants who are anti-abortion, and now that population is greater. That’s a change of values because the population shifted to a majority opinion which favors a different view point.

If a country has an idealized view of how it wants to be, then I think it’s fair to expect immigrants to integrate and assimilate. I don’t think that has anything to do with xenophobia or excluding different cultures, as long as the core values of a country are maintained. For example, if a country wants to maintain a democratic socialist society, and a greater population of capitalists immigrate to it, then I think that socialist society would want to restrict immigration as well.

None of that is bigoted, it’s just pointing out how democracies are fragile.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

Nothing I wrote is bigoted, it’s just questioning why people should accept some policies when there are people who literally perform ideological warfare against other countries.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

The whole anti-CRT and anti-DEI thing has become my cross to bear, apparently. The fact is that these concepts are not being used by people with the best intentions for preserving democracies. If I am being downvoted for pointing out that there are literally anti-democratic people who want authoritarian regimes of one kind or another, then that’s a problem in how people think. It doesn’t make me a bigot.

Edit, the second post you linked to is mine.

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nifty @lemmy.world 1y ago

Thank you, I get that things are making people tense right now but there’s no need to lose hope. As mentioned, regardless of what someone may think of me based on their understanding of what I’ve posted (and let’s be honest, my posts are often lazily written and not explaining all the details bc they’re just casual), I know what side I would have fought on during WWII or during the U.S. civil war. Discussion is one thing, but when it’s do or die, it’s another.