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by jadednihilist » Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:10 pm
I personally find the outrage machine to be quite cumbersome and at some point, the outrage saturation becomes counterproductive to progress. I know I sound like John Kasich here (although I do try to avoid blanket both-sidings), but we should be able to disagree without immediately reacting with distortions, slippery slopes, hyperbole, and egregious extrapolations suggestive of grand agendas. This applies not only to media, whose business model thrives on infotainment and fear-mongering, but also our politicians that use every public appearance as a potential campaign sound bite. Perhaps we could move on by deplatforming (note: not censoring) personalities and outlets that seek attention through outrageous behavior and instead give the spotlight to the adults in the room.
There is plenty of peer-reviewed data that illustrate the prevalence of systemic biases or, more broadly, inconsistencies in our criminal justice system overall -- including policing. I'm happy to provide an extensive compilation of literature on the topic if anyone is willing to debate the studies and/or shortcomings in methodologies/conclusions, but will forgo doing so preemptively. We should at least be able to acknowledge that no system is perfect and seek palatable reforms that help us achieve increased equal justice under the law without the flamefests.
I'm here for a good, hearty debate, to agree and disagree respectfully, and commiserate on the current state of terrestrial radio.