Please Justify This Police Action For Me

[Irreligious Atheist]

I agree that many blacks have an uphill battle, but why are we calling it a white supremacist status quo? Why are Jews and Asians doing better than whites if it simply comes down to white supremacy? Why do African immigrants do better than whites? Indians generally have darker skin that whites, don't they? Why is the government letting in so many non-white people to the point where whites are going to no longer by the majority? Not everything comes down to white supremacy. Yes, the rich get richer and the poor stay poor, but not everything comes down to skin colour. Does the government care about black people? Nope, but I don't think it's as simple as calling everything white supremacy.

Why do immigrants do better than native-born white people? The answer is shockingly simple: selection bias. If prospective immigrants who are already doing damn well have a higher chance of getting into America than those who aren’t, it really skews the results when we’re comparing them with native-born white people. If you’re a native-born white person, literally all you have to do is be born here and you’re automatically part of the group.

And for why Asians do so well, it’s a bit more complicated, but it can still be explained within the framework of systemic racism.

Also, is there a reason Jewish people don’t count as white in your framework? Are there any other groups that are generally perceived as white that you don’t consider so, perhaps Irishmen or Italians?

Thank you for that link about Asians. And yes, I know about selection bias when it comes to immigrants.

What percentage of Jews identify as white? I thought most of them don't consider themselves white, and I'm not going to put a label on them that they don't want. I'm part Irish and yes, I consider Irish to be white. Italians, sure. Armenians? Not really. When I see the Kardashians called white I don't really see it.

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I'd probably agree with everyone on the planet on one thing or another.

Right, you just so happen to agree with white supremacists on the subject of white supremacy, a fact which you are aware of, which shows in your comments.  The amount of voluntary nonsense you threw out at once was astounding.  I guess we just have to get some things off our chest.

As I mentioned before, if this is how the good and decent segment of our population thinks, if your comments are representative of a non racist demo that truly is concerned about police brutality - then we're fucked.

The white supremacist demonizes the blacks.
The black supremacist demonizes the whites.
I chime in and say let's not demonize the blacks or the whites.
"Wait. You agree with the white supremacists on not demonizing the whites. Surely you support white supremacy then."
Me: Shrugs shoulders. I guess so. Call me a white supremacist if you must.