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I'm not parsing it at all, I just eliminated words that were not relevant to my point.
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OK. You're not parsing. You're doing something more disingenuous - characterizing by omission.
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I believe it isn't nuts, because I believe that discrimination is so deeply ingrained in the way we think and act that one can't escape it. I do believe that all people in this country show discrimination toward others. Any Christian who believes in original sin should have sympathy for the idea that we are all flawed and yet we can all find redemption. Maybe it's easier for you to appreciation if the flaws are not necessarily intentional.
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Okay. You're entitled to that opinion. But that has nothing to do with the fact that what Adder said is simply not defensible. Neither his point nor your opinion supporting it would survive the thinnest of 12(b)(6)s.
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But instead of talking about people in the abstract, and arguing about a hypothetical white person who acts and feels at all time without a hint of prejudice, I find it more interesting to talk about specific people. As I said to you yesterday, the fact is that you are extremely disciplined to say that someone is a racist unless you can discount all other possible explanations for their behavior. I don't see any reason to disagree about hypothetical non-racists when you are willing to defend the man who gave us Willie Horton as decent.
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And as I said to you yesterday, I am happy to call lots of people racist. Here's the list I offered yesterday, which is by no means exclusive:
"Tell a racist joke? Racist.
Sentence the black kid harshly while the white kid gets leniency? (I've seen this up close a bunch.) Racist.
Exclude other races at work because you're not comfortable with them? Racist.
The list could go on forever.
Half the fucking justice system is racist. If you don't believe me, talk to law enforcement sometime. Talk to prison guards. Talk to probation officers. The racism drips out of these people in every other statement. I'm happy to generalize a bit there because it's so damn pervasive.
Are some comedians trading on racism? Hell yes.
But do I infer racism quickly? No. I wait for proof, as is required before making any inference."
