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To: IronJack
If "white privilege" was real, then black test scores would be equal to whites, blacks would be going as far in school as whites, and blacks would not be committing seven times as many crimes as whites.

And Asians would not be making more money on average than whites despite scoring higher on tests, not be going further in school, and not be committing less crimes than whites. The whole "white privilege" argument is a gigantic scam.

56 posted on 03/09/2015 8:20:07 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: driftless2
There's a logical fallacy -- I don't recall the name -- that essentially involves stating a premise that is so vague that it can neither be proven nor disproven, then obligating your opponent to do the impossible. That is exactly what "white privilege" is. It is intentionally vague, abstract, and unprovable, so it remains an assertion with no logical weight. It is merely the evolution of the worn-out term "racism."

Its counterpart is black privilege, which is concrete and provable (even codified, in many cases). "Affirmative action," OJ Simpson, Al Sharpton's tax evasion, Charlie Rangel's financial shenanigans, Eric Holder's double standards, and Barack Obama's transparent incompetence are demonstrable examples of black privilege, as is the whole "white privilege" movement.

59 posted on 03/09/2015 8:33:00 AM PDT by IronJack
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