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Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
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I looked at the book on Amazon. Looks like a good one; if it had been on Kindle I would have bought it.
The intro sound like heavy conformation bias for me, so I don't know how much help I will be in any discussion, but I look forward to hearing about your exploration of the book :)
Ja-mata TosaInu
I have read the book in university setting.
PM me if you need anything
Or want noodz
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
The book is about the socioeconomic effects of the war on drugs on the african american community in America. Essentially, the double standards towards middle class white drug users and lower class black drug users is in effect a New Jim Crow that represses African Americans relative to whites and other ethnicities in that the longer jail times and tougher penalties given to blacks mean a relatively more unstable family life back home as black children go fatherless or longer periods of time, if they even get to have quality time with a father. This further perpetuates the state of poverty many blacks find themselves in, since the white father gets to stick around and care for his child, usually only paying a heavy fee or a small amount of jail time while the black father is locked away for most the of the child's upbringing.
I'm sure I am completely lacking the details that actually brings the argument together, but like I said, I have not actually read the book. I have only seen interviews the author has done.
I recall PanzerJeager wrote a lengthy post on his opposition to the claims the book makes somewhere a few months back. But **** me if I am going to find it in the pages of Backroom threads.
I dare you to fact study how IQ between the races play a part, not to mention hormonal, adrenaline (aso) levels... Also throw in a meme argument or two "This is how green surroundings have told off kids for generations, this is how purple people have told off kids for generations).
If half the population is green coloured, more prone to rage, and generally more stupid, it also have a snowball effect... Someone green not prone to rage and quite smart will be shorthanded on the open market, where others see him/her just as "green". This makes the cultural bias larger than the actual physical difference.
But yeah... I'm not sure if that road of science is acceptable in your university settings ;)
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