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I'm happy to be wrong about this but here's why I snipped the thread where I did: (1) "some of the biggest barriers to progress" does not at all "explicitly exclude"; (2) it's not at all "obvious" that she "sees white people as enemies and doesn't want them as allies"—that's projection, filling in a lot of blanks based on assumptions; (3) the bit about "white people dying off" is hauling in a big barrel of off-topic petrol from elsewhere, the last thing we need in a flamewar. If the comment had shown any care for sticking to the evidence and/or hadn't charged into flameland, I'd agree with you.

We all need to at least try to stick to evidence regardless of ideological position. When we don't, and/or when we pour fuel on the flames, we're partly responsible for what results (in this case a bizarre turn into personal attack).



I think all your points are correct but they'd be better suited as a reply, rather than as mod action.

I don't see a personal attack anywhere and, in fact, user themselves mentions below they avoided mentioning anyone by name because this is about more than this one particular person.

Won't be fighting this, though - if you think it's better this way, so be it.




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