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Apologies for bad reply chain, I didn't see your reply until I posted this.
Anyway, I don't think the criticism of Yglesias in this case is bad faith, and I do think his position is harmful and should invite pushback.
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Anyway, I don't think the criticism of Yglesias in this case is bad faith, and I do think his position is harmful and should invite pushback.
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Furthermore, his view is actually harmful to anti-racists. He's saying that race realist premises *might* be true, but it would be impolite to look closely.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
April 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Apologies for bad reply chain, I didn't see your reply until I posted this.
Anyway, I don't think the criticism of Yglesias in this case is bad faith, and I do think his position is harmful and should invite pushback.
bsky.app/profile/deat...
Anyway, I don't think the criticism of Yglesias in this case is bad faith, and I do think his position is harmful and should invite pushback.
bsky.app/profile/deat...
Furthermore, his view is actually harmful to anti-racists. He's saying that race realist premises *might* be true, but it would be impolite to look closely.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
April 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Furthermore, his view is actually harmful to anti-racists. He's saying that race realist premises *might* be true, but it would be impolite to look closely.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
You should see how this justifies the race realist position that liberals don't want to know the "truth," which Yglesias clearly believes.
It's not racist in an outward way, but in an oblivious way. He gave away that he believes that things like disparities in test scores or advanced math enrollment could be explained by genetic intelligence rather than, say, socioeconomic status. He just thinks it's impolite to say so.
April 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's not racist in an outward way, but in an oblivious way. He gave away that he believes that things like disparities in test scores or advanced math enrollment could be explained by genetic intelligence rather than, say, socioeconomic status. He just thinks it's impolite to say so.