The Two Confusing Definitions of Racism
Aug 26, 2018 · 12 min read
Logic is math, and if two logical people apply logic to the same sets of givens, then they must come to the same conclusions. Most disagreements in my experience boil down either a different set of starting data, or to a different definition of terms, each of which constitute the “givens” of a conversation. So when racism hits the table, and everyone starts talking past each other, I groan. This crops up a lot.
What frustrates me the most about the dialog, is that the people talking past each other don’t realize that they’re not talking about the same things…
