> We can have that discussion without crying racist.

I hope so, but threads like these are depressing.

It's a good thing to point out that argument <x> is often used as veiled racism, or to explain how the underlying dynamic might be more racist than we might be aware of. But what I'm seeing here is false equivalence: "because racists say <x>, <x> is a racist argument merely by association. or too close for comfort to be able to discuss at all." This shuts down any conversation and the person holding view <x> walks away feeling misjudged and quite likely still holding view <x> because we humans have trouble separating a good argument from any judgment that comes with it.

I would very much like it if we could avoid that here, even if we know for a fact that the person bringing forward argument <x> is an actual racist.