Posted on 04/15/2024 1:13:19 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers
The most consequential falsehood in American public policy today is the idea that any racial disparity in any institution is by definition the result of racial discrimination.
If a cancer research lab, for example, does not have 13 percent black oncologists—the black share of the national population—it is by definition a racist lab that discriminates against competitively qualified black oncologists; if an airline company doesn’t have 13 percent black pilots, it is by definition a racist airline company that discriminates against competitively qualified black pilots; and if a prison population contains more than 13 percent black prisoners, our law enforcement system is racist.
We need to face up to the truth: the reason for racial underrepresentation across a range of meritocratic fields is the academic skills gap. The reason for racial overrepresentation in the criminal justice system is the crime gap.
Here are the relevant facts. In 2019, 66 percent of all black 12th graders did not possess even partial mastery of basic 12th grade math skills. Only seven percent of black 12th graders were proficient in 12th grade math. Fifty percent of black 12th graders did not possess even partial mastery of basic reading, and only four percent were advanced.
Black juveniles are shot at 100 times the rate of white juveniles. Dozens of blacks are murdered every day, more than all white and Hispanic homicide victims combined, even though blacks are just 13 percent of the population. A black person is 35 times more likely to commit an act of non-lethal violence against a white person than vice versa.
Lowering standards helps no one since high expectations are the key to achievement. In defense of excellence we must speak the truth, never apologize, and never back down.
(Excerpt) Read more at imprimis.hillsdale.edu ...
Give a person a home loan they can’t manage, and they get to add a foreclosure to their credit rating.
Give a person a college loan, who isn’t prepared for college and you create a dropout with a huge loan, they have to pay off with no credentials to put on their job resume.
Posted by: “who_would_fardels_bear?”
There is a single false assumption behind these insanities, and that assumption is that “all races are, on AVERAGE, the same.”
If you start with that assumption than the “disparate impact” theory makes sense, because the argument goes, “if all races are on average the same then why are some races doing better than others? It must be because of some systemic “discrimination”.”
But all races are obviously not on AVERAGE the same.
A much better explanation for the “disparate impact” is the inconvenient fact that AVERAGE black IQ is 85 vs. white at 100 and east asians slightly higher.
So, no, all races are not, on AVERAGE, the same!!
You accept that simple truth and then, suddenly, everything we see makes sense
But everyone is afraid to state that simple, proven truth, and so we come up with these insane, societally destructive policies like DEI -aka, Affirmative Action on steroids.
The Chinese don’t have DEI - everything is based on merit. They will kick our asses... and we deserve it!
An excellent book on this subject is “Discrimination and Disparities” by Thomas Sowell.
Nope.
Just certain cultures within the 'civilization'.
You are making a good point and I couldn’t agree more. It is just too bad no one wants to listen to the truth and as I stated, if this country continous on the path it is on, the future looks pretty bleak.Well I am already past my expiration date so I will not be around much longer and watch the sad outcome but I was glad to have seen the better days never to come again, sorry to say. And thank you for the reply.. have a great day!
I was aware of the previous post from the same source. That post had only a one line excerpt. There were so many excellent points in the article, I felt justified in posting from the same source to include as many highlights as possible within the 300 word limit for excerpts.
Thx
The Chinese wouldn’t have a prayer of kicking our asses if they hadn’t stolen our intellectual property and military secrets.
And no, we wouldn’t deserve it if it were to happen. Those deserving of that sort of thing are the hidden cabal who don’t play by the rules.
“The Chinese wouldn’t have a prayer of kicking our asses if they hadn’t stolen our intellectual property and military secrets.”
But they have and we let them.
“Those deserving of that sort of thing are the hidden cabal who don’t play by the rules.”
And who makes the rules?
No, we didn’t let them. The rats in the alley—otherwise know as the cowardly cabal—did.
Rules, like the universe itself, were created. Who is the Creator?
The question answers itself.
The cabal knows they broke the rules—this is why they hide like dogs in the alley.
Although the impacts of this take significantly longer to act, the effects are every bit as destructive to our society and threaten the very existence of our Republic as an EMP.
Who’s “we” and who is the “cabal”?
And man made rules were created by the creator? That means they’re perfect.
No, God-made rules were created by the Creator.
The cabal knows who they are, and each day more of us (we, meaning we the people) are learning who they are.
The cabal wishes to remain hidden, but that plan is out of time.
“The cabal knows who they are, and each day more of us (we, meaning we the people) are learning who they are.”
So what have you learned about who they are?
I can tell you a lot.
But from whence your curiosity?
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