So, non-Europeans, then. So far, so obvious.
As long as they weren't Christian.
And which non-Europeans was the Pope aware of during that period?
A lot I would imagine.
Actually, I said the goals stated in the article were pretty clear.
They aren't clear if no one can explain what white supremacy is.
If you don't understand white supremacy, the educational system is in more trouble than I thought.
It's weird to see so many people trot out the same defense when they can't explain themselves.
You formulated the reply like this....
"
If you don't know x, so you must dumb"
That's paraphrasing of course, but that's the
implication of what you said. Look at how another poster says the same thing a different way.....
Exactly what I predicted, mental gymnastics to try to blame these consistent patterns on anything other than racism. Also, your claim about motive shows that you really don't understand what systemic racism is or how it works.
Is it the exact same thing you said? No. Is it implying the exact same thing? Yes.
@Strathos doesn't go on to explain what systemic racism is and how it works....instead, he explains what it isn't. That doesn't help explain what it is at all....because if we made a list of what systemic racism isn't....this thread would go on forever.
Here's another poster saying the same thing...
This question demonstrates that Strathos is correct that you don't (or are unwilling to) understand what systemic racism is.
The implication is exactly the same "
if you don't understand it....you must be dumb".
Again, like yourself, like
@Strathos...none of you seem capable of actually explaining these concepts that you not only claim are valid....but that they should be taught in school lol.
That's going to be a problem if a student asks you the same questions I have. I'm certain that you won't just imply he's dumb and belittle him in front of the other students.
Any lesson on "white supremacy" is going to have to start with an explanation of what "white supremacy" is and if you're going to connect it to a behavior that is immoral....you're going to have to explain why it's immoral for everyone....not just white people.
Otherwise, you'd be holding white people to a different moral standard than everyone else. I can't think of a reason for that which isn't going to be racist. It's certainly not "racial equality or equity" or whatever people claim to be supporting these days.
The same problem is going to happen when you give a lesson on systemic racism.
If I give you a multiple choice question like....
Which of these incidents is an example of systemic racism?
A. A white employer decides to hire a white job applicant instead of a black one, despite both applicants having similar qualifications.
B. A cop wrestles a black man to the ground during an arrest, causing injury to the black man.
C. An asian student is denied a scholarship to Harvard, while a black student with slightly worse grades is granted the same scholarship.
D. A white man is sentenced to 2.5 months for simple assault....by the same judge who sentenced a black man with a similar criminal history to 3 months for simple assault.
If you can't explain how to identify a systemic racism, how is the student going to know the answer?
It's a good thing that Texas has told teachers to stop teaching this stuff....because it looks like the people who want to teach it so desperately have no idea what they are talking about lol.
These conversations take a bizarrely similar track as the old conversations I used to have with Christians regarding the teaching of Intelligent Design.
What's ID?
Well that means god made everything.
How did God make everything?
If I have to explain that it just proves you don't understand god.
Ok...what's the evidence?
Everything. Everything looks like it was designed. Clocks have clockmakers.
What makes you think everything would be different if it wasn't made by god?
Obviously you don't get it...you're in denial about god etc...
I used to think it was such an obviously bad argument that people would eventually realize it doesn't make any sense. That's not why they believed it though....
They believed it because their group said it was true. They don't want to be seen as an outsider by their group...so they claimed to believe it even if they didn't really understand it or even if they couldn't explain it....someone in their group must be able to...right?
After all....you can't all be wrong....can you?
If your ideas like systemic racism and now "white supremacy" can't hold up to even the slightest bit of scrutiny, I promise you, it's not the people who are scrutinizing them who "don't understand".
Thankfully, at least some legislators have decided to put a stop to this.