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[–]rwkastenBring on the dancing horses[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It strikes me that this could go the other way and mark a path to government-sanctioned genocide of underprivileged groups. "Hmm - blacks only hold 3% of tenured professorships but make up 13% of the population, you say?"

[–]WickedWitchOfTheWest 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's one of those "leftists allergic to considering second order effects" things.

[–]the_nybbler 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They're relying on either our decency or lack of power. Usually the former.