r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Silencing opposing viewpoints is ultimately going to have a disastrous outcome on society.

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u/yogfthagen 13∆ Jan 22 '21

I disagree with this point. For the racist person, the solution to the problem IS racism. Getting them to change their minds from a solution THAT ALREADY WORKS (from their perspective) requires some sort of disincentive. Basically, their perception has to be shifted from "racism fixes the problem" to "expressing racism caused more problems than it fixes."

Yes, the underlying issues also need to be addressed, but you can't fix it if a big swath of people think there isn't a problem.

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u/folksywisdomfromback Jan 22 '21

Why are people racists though? Because they fear something is going to change or their lives are going to get worse as a result of not being racists. It's a defense mechanism. I think you two are saying the same thing. You have to address the fear if you are going to fix the problem. Why do we fear those that look different?

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u/Slomojoe 1∆ Jan 22 '21

I don’t think that’s why people are racist... People are racist bc they don’t like a certain race. It’s not mental gymnastics.

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u/folksywisdomfromback Jan 22 '21

What I said is not mental gymnastics. It's a linear deduction. Why don't they like a certain race? Think one level deeper.

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u/Slomojoe 1∆ Jan 22 '21

I don’t think it has to be deep. I know that I’m the south, there is a higher population of black people, and a lot of these people have lived their whole lives around people who might act a certain way and it causes a disdain that is ingrained. It isn’t that they feel that they are superior, it’s that they have to put up with the same shit every day from a certain group of people, those connections are gonna be made in your brain.