Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out
by pxc on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:30AM
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(I'm not sure that you need this additional context, but benefit from it)
> Is CRT specifically actionable?
Setting aside for a moment what is CRT, there are debates about problems related to actionability in different accounts of racism on the left. One critique of some accounts is that they are too pessimistic, too mysterious, and too inactionable. You might find this read interesting as an example: https://auth.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/ta-nehisi-coates-racism-...
> And while we're at it, why do US-based affirmative action programs not distinguish between descendants of slaves and recent immigrants from Africa
Some black activists, especially among those demanding reparations for slavery, have sought to form a movement around this question. It's called 'The American Descendants of Slaves' movement. If you Google 'ADOS' you can find movement websites and both sides in various debates
> Is CRT specifically actionable?
Setting aside for a moment what is CRT, there are debates about problems related to actionability in different accounts of racism on the left. One critique of some accounts is that they are too pessimistic, too mysterious, and too inactionable. You might find this read interesting as an example: https://auth.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/ta-nehisi-coates-racism-...
> And while we're at it, why do US-based affirmative action programs not distinguish between descendants of slaves and recent immigrants from Africa
Some black activists, especially among those demanding reparations for slavery, have sought to form a movement around this question. It's called 'The American Descendants of Slaves' movement. If you Google 'ADOS' you can find movement websites and both sides in various debates