I think it’s disingenuous to call “racism” any discrimination based on race, as measured by objective outcomes. I know that the intent of specific legislation (Civil Rights, etc) was to prohibit discrimination in certain contexts like the workplace, but I’d caution against looking at that like it’s racism. It’s not the dictionary definition, or the social definition.
I'm really having a hard time understanding what you're saying. Are you saying that discrimination in the workplace is not racism?
I think he means anti-discrimination laws are not discrimination except in the most literal reading of the word.
What about Denazification efforts in post-WW2 Germany? That process was certainly at least as successful in defusing radicalism, and it certainly didn't offer Nazism a seat at the table.
What, you mean Denazification in the postwar Germany where, instead of punishing the Germans for their role in unprovoked war and mass murder, we rebuilt their whole economy and invited them into the new democratic world order? Marshall Plan versus Treaty of Versailles is like Exhibit A in the "being nice to your enemies works better than humiliating them" argument.
I think he's talking about the German laws against Nazi symbolism which results in, for example, video games either not having swastikas, or not being sold in Germany.
Perhaps, but not necessarily to persuade the person you're debating with. In many cases, it's to persuade the people listening to or reading the debate.
You don't think Donald and Hillary were trying to change each others' minds, do you?
If you assume that your opposition is not going to be persuaded by you, why aren't you also assuming that the third-party reader doesn't have some preconceived notions that you cannot change?
Mr. A: Mr. B, you're racist
=> Mr. B does not want to be characterized as racist, so he becomes defensive
Mr. A: Hey Mr. C, Mr. B is racist
=> Mr. C does not want to be characterized as racist, so he distances himself from Mr. B
Obviously a simplified version of the situation, and this may not be the case for every "Mr. C", but I hope it gets the point across.
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
(Image by totallynotabrony)
=> Mr. B does not want to be characterized as racist, so he becomes defensive
Mr. A: Hey Mr. C, Mr. B is racist
=> Mr. C does not want to be characterized as racist, so he distances himself from Mr. B
Obviously a simplified version of the situation, and this may not be the case for every "Mr. C", but I hope it gets the point across.
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
(Image by totallynotabrony)