Quote (Thor123422 @ 10 Sep 2020 21:24)

Yeah but culture doesn't come from nowhere. When it's not clear that education provides a better life people do not seek education, and that's the same when parents don't see it as well as the kids. When the parents grew up in those areas and didn't have access, and the kids have similar access, it continues the culture.

Culture and parenting styles don't come from nowhere, they're influenced by the material circumstances the parents and kids were raised in.

If you're talking to an individual parent you can say "you need to reinforce this stuff at home", but when there isn't as much opportunity expect it to be dismissed by more parents than the groups that have more opportunity.

Quote (fender @ Sep 10 2020 01:27pm)

you know that he will strictly reject any context related to systemic inequality, right? it's part of his cult canon to pretend that simply doesn't exist, no matter how overwhelming the evidence is...

Quote (SBD @ 10 Sep 2020 22:01)

There's also inequality that is generated internally as a result of pervasive issues among cultures that naturally hinder progression. That is not to downplay systematic racism. But you have to acknowledge there's a combination of issues.

Quote (fender @ 10 Sep 2020 22:04)

absolutely, i'd never deny that. it's obviously a multi-faceted problem that can not be solved by simply throwing money at it. eliminating systemic injustices, however, is something that politicians could tackle directly.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ 11 Sep 2020 10:43)

The key question is to which extent or under which circumstances inequality implies injustice. Unfortunately, that's the question where the two partisan camps cant find a common denominator.