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Re:Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant by hackerlight on Sunday February 26, 2023 @05:12AM (#34944422)
This is anti-individualist and collectivist rhetoric. A "group" of heterogeneous people with different viewpoints can't disrespect you. Only a subset of individuals within that group are capable of that. All the other individuals within that same group are innocent. So this talk of grouping all Black people into a homogeneous group that hate white people is factually incorrect, anti-individualist and dangerous.
Re:Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant by JesusLovesEwe on Sunday February 26, 2023 @09:35AM (#34945837)
That's an unjust burden on the would-be-victim.

If I am slapped in the face unprovoked by every red-haired person I meet, there comes a point where I am absolutely justified in simply avoiding red-haired people. I don't owe red-haired people anything. I have no responsibility to put my face in harm's way with masochistic naivety until they do the expected.

Same if it's only 90% of them. Same if it's only 10% of them. It's nobody's choice but my own. It's my right.

I see enough LiveLeak style videos, I am familiar enough with the interracial crime statistics, I see enough articles, videos, social media posts and comments to know that a significant proportion of black people hate us for being White. Violent hatred.

The unfortunate reality for your worldview is that I can significantly improve the health, wealth, and happiness of myself and my family by avoiding blacks wherever possible. That's not my problem. You need to confront the nature and culture of these people that results in this fact, not anger at me for not being submissive or stupid enough to pretend to be ignorant of it.

Re:Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant by somebehemoth on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:09AM (#34946580)
> The unfortunate reality for your worldview is that I can significantly improve the health, wealth, and happiness of myself…

You don’t sound very happy. You sound very, very angry.

Re:Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant by JesusLovesEwe on Sunday February 26, 2023 @12:34PM (#34947390)
It's devastating seeing what has been done to the nation my grandfathers built. It's humiliating seeing the state of my people today. And it's shameful knowing what my children will inherit.

Of course I'm angry.

Fortunately I live in a very White area (recently fled a multiracial city). I rarely see foreigners now. I haven't seen an African for weeks. It's very peaceful and beautiful, and everyone is lovely. My day-to-day is very happy indeed.

Re:Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant by locustous on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:30AM (#34946778)
Everyone has to discriminate where they spend their limited attention. People act like you can't do it but the reality is you have to, dozens of times a day. Even hundreds. There is an overload of people and businesses clamoring for your attention. And there is simply no way to satisfy all of them. Similarly there is no way to give all of them proper weight. Just think about your raw, unfiltered, email inbox stream. Messages are treated very differently.

So we develop shortcuts to quickly decide where to spend our limited resources. They aren't rigorous or fair. There are too many to even be able to do that. They are cursory and quick by necessity and follow our likes and interests.

One bad experience can shape the exclusion of whole groups. Poor speller? Nigerian prince? [Delete]

This discrimination isn't wrong. The asker is the one who is imposing and the recipient is not obliged to satisfy. Even if their filter is completely illogical or even racist.

When it comes to judging people or limiting access to our markets and public spaces. I agree that such shortcuts should not be used. This is a realm where such shortcuts are inappropriate.

Conflating the two doesn't help though, like there isn't a place for discrimination at all.