Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by smakrybust on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:20AM
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I won't claim to know why, but when we discriminate in this country, you probably put race at the top. But we discriminate in this order:
I doubt a successful homosexual like Thiel feels terribly discriminated against. I'm guessing this because I work with a bunch of black physicians; they say they're all doing just fine.
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Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by id on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:24AM
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Ben Carson will also continue to do just fine.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by Lawtonfogle on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:51AM
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I have to disagree with the list. How we discriminate can't be put in a list because it is different for different issues. For one example, consider that the legal system discriminate far more on gender than race. In some areas your list is close to accurate (I would definitely put mental health much higher), but in general a list is a poor data structure to represent how discrimination occurs. It also ignores interactions between groups.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by smakrybust on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:54AM
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That's a fair point, and your remark about mental health is true (it might even be number one on this oversimplified list). I wasn't trying to be authoritative on the subject or list, but to present a general idea about who, practically-speaking, feels disenfranchised. Thiel, even if he was a fat, ugly, uneducated, transgendered black person, would still be one of the most advantaged people in the world.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by ceejayoz on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:28AM
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> I'm guessing this because I work with a bunch of black physicians; they say they're all doing just fine.
What they say and what they feel may not be the same thing.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by smakrybust on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:35AM
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Well they "seem" to be doing fine as well, so we're getting into some pretty dark territory (is that racist imagery?) to now imagine that they're suffering immensely inside and just putting on a painful show. One of them just won a "most eligible bachelor" competition in our predominantly-white city last year. Oh and I'm a hispanic physician (yes, we exist!), and I'm also doing great. No, I didn't vote for Trump.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by monkey88 on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:21AM
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The URM often say that they are doing to those outside the community. You don't complain, unless you wnat to be branded a problem, a complainer, a whiner.
Re:Voters Backed Donald Trump Because He ‘Just Got It,’ Says...
by smakrybust on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:30AM
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True, but that's true in any organization and it's independent of any social class. Play along or you probably won't be a member much longer.