"Where does the time when somebody spat on you and called you a ni**er go in a poll? How do you empirically ground the time the lecturer in your physics degree took one look at you as you (and only you) entered and told you you were in the wrong class? How do you quantify the impact that it has when woman threatens you by saying she's go…
"Where does the time when somebody spat on you and called you a ni**er go in a poll? How do you empirically ground the time the lecturer in your physics degree took one look at you as you (and only you) entered and told you you were in the wrong class? How do you quantify the impact that it has when woman threatens you by saying she's going to tell the police an African American is threatening her life?"
All these examples have a very solid empirical grounding; that's why you can describe them. I think that is very important.
How can one fight in the real world what one cannot operationally define in the real world? It's the main problem I have with catchphrases like "systemic racism." Without some real world "system" that is defined, how do you fight it?
Yes, as we have discussed previously, racism can be a "mindset" which is difficult to define empirically without manifesting itself in some sort of action. But to the extent that it is such, the response to it has to lie in some kind of cognitive behavioral therapy. It just seems beyond the reach of public policy.
You're right; maybe the internet and woke academia have drowned out the authentic voices. That's a shame.
"Where does the time when somebody spat on you and called you a ni**er go in a poll? How do you empirically ground the time the lecturer in your physics degree took one look at you as you (and only you) entered and told you you were in the wrong class? How do you quantify the impact that it has when woman threatens you by saying she's going to tell the police an African American is threatening her life?"
All these examples have a very solid empirical grounding; that's why you can describe them. I think that is very important.
How can one fight in the real world what one cannot operationally define in the real world? It's the main problem I have with catchphrases like "systemic racism." Without some real world "system" that is defined, how do you fight it?
Yes, as we have discussed previously, racism can be a "mindset" which is difficult to define empirically without manifesting itself in some sort of action. But to the extent that it is such, the response to it has to lie in some kind of cognitive behavioral therapy. It just seems beyond the reach of public policy.
You're right; maybe the internet and woke academia have drowned out the authentic voices. That's a shame.