I don’t have any problem making general, factual statements about race. I’m not saying you’re guilty of this, but too many people seem to forget that even if blacks are generally less intelligent than whites (and whites less intelligent than Asians), there are still very intelligent blacks and stupid Asians.
I think conservatives generally treat people as individuals, while liberals tend to treat us as groups. I strongly oppose making any presuppositions about anyone based on race. It doesn’t matter, for example, if young black males are twice as likely to commit a violent crime (I don’t know the actual violent crime rate for them, but it’s higher than for whites). I wouldn’t treat a young black male poorly based on that unless he gave me indications he was violent.
That’s why I’d oppose profiling based solely on race. On the other hand, it’s nearly impossible to look solely at race anyway. Other factors, like dress and appearance, speech, and behavior do justify profiling. The left seems to want us to turn a blind eye to those other factors in their effort to stamp out profiling. They also like to silence anyone who dares bring up generalized facts about race that might reflect negatively, like blacks generally being less ready for college.
“I don’t have any problem making general, factual statements about race.”......” I wouldn’t treat a young black male poorly based on that unless he gave me indications he was violent.”
The problem comes with taking a factual, objective assessment from a statistical group, and then applying it rigidly to an individual.
>>I don’t have any problem making general, factual statements about race. I’m not saying you’re guilty of this, but too many people seem to forget that even if blacks are generally less intelligent than whites (and whites less intelligent than Asians), there are still very intelligent blacks and stupid Asians.
I think conservatives generally treat people as individuals, while liberals tend to treat us as groups. I strongly oppose making any presuppositions about anyone based on race. It doesn’t matter, for example, if young black males are twice as likely to commit a violent crime (I don’t know the actual violent crime rate for them, but it’s higher than for whites). I wouldn’t treat a young black male poorly based on that unless he gave me indications he was violent.
That’s why I’d oppose profiling based solely on race. On the other hand, it’s nearly impossible to look solely at race anyway. Other factors, like dress and appearance, speech, and behavior do justify profiling. The left seems to want us to turn a blind eye to those other factors in their effort to stamp out profiling. They also like to silence anyone who dares bring up generalized facts about race that might reflect negatively, like blacks generally being less ready for college.<<
We need to make arrangements for a face to face meeting. I was not aware that I have a twin. Your thoughts match mine to a tee!