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What positive changes are you looking forward to as outcomes of the USA 2024 presidential election?

 
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Christopher Weeks wrote:Sure, but in a world where "unjust or prejudicial distinction" is the norm, putting one's thumb on the scale a little helps to make things more just. Obviously, the devil is in the details and if certain programs are destructive, they should be tuned to produce the outcomes that are actually desirable.



It sounds to me like the "thumb on the scale of justice" is a renaming of the fallacy of appeal to worse problems.  

It could go like this; The issue of discriminatory protections actually becoming discriminatory actions is less of a problem because the big problem is that we allegedly have a norm of unjust or prejudicial distinction.

Seems like there ought to be a way to address both without the thumb on the scale. I do not think a little discrimination now to help eliminate discrimination in the future is a sound concept.
 
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I'm on board! When you come up with a better plan, I'm all ears. Until then, how about we don't just settle for the racist, sexist, ablest status quo? I'm not too interested in letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
 
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Christopher Weeks wrote: how about we don't just settle for the racist, sexist, ablest status quo?



Yes. Personal action and responsibility would be the best solution, if your in a position of authority at your job.

I have tried coaching my hens, but they still fall back to their old ways. They are very discriminatory. My rabbits seem to do better than the hens with no coaching.
 
What do you have to say for yourself? Hmmm? Anything? And you call yourself a tiny ad.
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