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  1. Nov 2025
    1. First, show me a study involving a large group of whites and blacks, with the same years of work experience, working at the same companies, who went to the same schools, majored in the same subjects, got the same grades, had the same test scores and are the same age.

      This extremely narrow view of racism completely ignores the difference in material conditions between different races. Race was invented as a means to justify differences in class, and therefore intersects with class today. By trying to define racism in this classless vacuum, you end up misunderstanding it entirely.

    2. As such, would it make sense to think the passage of anti-discrimination laws, which carry no criminal penalty when broken, or jail time — or even much of a fine in most cases, presuming they’re uncovered — would somehow end discrimination?

      I found this to be really interesting. If the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws is weak, or dependent on individual cases, then what we have is a non-systemic response to a systemic problem. It's essentially no different than expecting racism to be solved by everyone simply deciding on an individual level to not be racist. While these laws are well-meaning, they accomplish little without serious enforcement.