The powers that be redefining words to take on the opposite of their previous meaning? That sounds very Orwellian to me.

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The key issue with CRT is not that it (ostensibly) seeks to lift historically oppressed people up, it's that it tries to achieve this "historical justice" by actively discriminating the former oppressors (or what the proponents of CRT perceive as such). CRT is very explicit in that its goal is not MLK's fabled "colorblind society", but rather a society which is perpetually hyperfocused on race. Ibram Kendi, one of the most prominent thought leaders of the movement, puts it like this: "the only way to remedy past discrimination is present discrimination; the only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination".

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I can't quite remember my answer in the discussion you're referring to, but on the fly, I would say that I support compensation for the victims of recent discrimination by the state itself, but that trying to find the grandsons and grand-grand-daughters of people who were discriminated against generations ago is a futile and unproductive endeavor.

My position on the broader issue is still the same: the best solution to inequality which persists to this day as echoes of past discrimination is to simply engage in policies which help all the poor, irrespective of their skin color or concrete events of discrimination. Since PoC (mostly blacks) are disproportionately poor, such policies would benefit them disproportionately as well and, over time, close the wealth gap. The big advantage of this approach is that it is far less toxic and doesn't pit different races against each other, doesn't give one poor person an entitlement while denying it to an equally poor and deprived person of a different skin color, etc. pp.

To put it in a pointed catchphrase: good old "labor policies", rather than wokeism, are the way to go.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 22 2022 09:24pm

ty kind of you, blessings

Mc Donald's and Burger King trying to convince you that Subway has not been a healthy food option and is alone responsible for obesity epidemic.

donald trump's big mac, medium fries and diet coke has 870 calories, 45g fat, 88g carbs, 1270 mg sodium, 80 mg cholesterol
jussie smollett's footlong tuna sub has 960 calories, 50g fat, 88g carbs, 1160 mg sodium, 80 mg cholesterol
nevermind the people who still drink syrup

I've said for a very very very long time that I'd love if a real fast food option existed for a more plant based centered meal, like Eric Adams lies about eating. The reason there's an obesity pandemic is that it costs me $9.99 to get a fried chicken + french fries meal for two at popeyes, or $4 for a jr cheese + 4 nuggets + jr fries + drink at wendys. Which costs less than the vegetables alone I buy when I cook fresh, let alone going to my local indian restaurant and paying $36 for two entrees and a naan like I did yesterday.
we can't even have wraps at mcdonalds because the bean counters decided it took 30 seconds too long to make and cucumbers were too much of a supply chain issue. Nobody working a menial wage job is going to be shelling out for a slab of fish every few nights like I do

This post was edited by Goomshill on May 22 2022 10:33pm

i just cook at home 80% of the time. mostly grains and veggies/fruits, yogurt, legumes, soups, and fish or chicken. throw in some beef or pork here and there. eat good meals out 10%. rest of the 10% when i go eat fried chicken or get fast food (my favorite cheat: mickey Ds and taco bell) i know what i’m doing and have no regerts

mickey Ds wraps were not awful, too bad they ditched them

Chipotle.

Fries = Sub 10% from protein (crap)
Burger = ~20% from protein (ok)
Soda = 0% from protein (megacrap)
Burrito (double meat / no sour cream) = 30% from protein (good!)

I calculate 1185 calories, 51g fat, 127g carbs, 2250 mg sodium in my chipotle meal. But I do Pancheros, get a bag of chips and salsa and make two meals of it. Either way, I can't pretend its healthy even sans sour cream.
Large swathes of the world evolved to eat reasonably healthy meals, deep frying everything and smothering it in dairy products is really a modern thing. Getting a lean cut steak, green beans and baked potato is a meal that won't load you up with fat. Its hard to get fat on anything Indian that isn't fried for American sensibilities, same with sushi. I've got a nice taqueria nearby where I can get a plate that's mostly meat and peppers. But all of it has the same thing in common: It costs several times more than eating unhealthy. And that's something weird about the modern world, because historically people ate this stuff because it was cheap and widely available staple foods, now its a luxury.
I figure those morbidly fat black people in ghettos subsidized housing aren't cooking and freezing gallons of split pea soup, chicken tortilla, turkey noodle or squash apple like I've got thawing in my fridge right now. At least when liberals scream about food deserts they're on the right path, its just that they'll scream even louder about gentrification and bodyshaming when anyone tries to do something about it.

This post was edited by Goomshill on May 22 2022 11:34pm

The hypocrites eat same "junk food" and trying to ride a woke train as if their sht don't stink. I am pretty sure these people haven't got an ability to self reflect.
Without critical thinking or someone inplanting thoughts they would probably be playing on a highway.

Just take a look at this cheese cake consuming CRT ding dong
The bald guy is the gay/beta cuck that represents basically 90% of the leftists on d2jsp and the short hair Karen's all the stay at home mums who have nothing going on in their lives


This post was edited by addone on May 23 2022 12:39am