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Re:How Mormons built a startup ecosystem in Utah by throwaway894345 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @02:17PM (#23883489)
> Its an extension of systemic racism in the country going back centuries, which is what the parent is referring to.

I'm not sure this is true in Utah's case, and anyway it misses the point (Utah could be white for entirely nefarious reasons and we would still expect any given colorblind institution in Utah to be similarly white).

> That said, the argument that passive participation in an unjust system is tacit approval of that system isn't so far fetched.

It's entirely possible that one is:

* unaware of the injustice

* unsure of what can be done to help

* already helping in a different capacity

* spending one's resources otherwise making the world a better place (including potentially addressing worse injustices or just trying to provide for one's family, community, workforce, etc)

* etc

This "if you're not for my pet issue, you must be against it" isn't doing anyone a service.

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