RSSThe only problem with that, Steve, is that ‘institutional racism’ and ‘white privilege’ were ‘concepts’ dreamt up by whites.
1. Not really. Most of the theorists of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are AA, or more precisely mixed race. With some exception (Delgado and his wife Stefancic).
2. Also intellectuals dream up a lot of theories, and these theories go into the market of ideas. Some catch up, and those that catch up are those that are palatable to the intended audience. CRT is the ideal theory for a specific audience.
3. It is interesting to note that early theorists forerunning CRT (such as Frantz Fanon) which grew up in the tradition of western philosophy had a very different view, and advocated separation from the colonizers.
4. The realization that, when the game allows gains from cooperation, you can actually do that and realize the gains is sophisticated. It takes … cognitive skills to realize this. Modern experimental research in game theory finds precisely this. Which brings us to a potentially different explanation of why a zero-sum view of the world may be more popular in some groups.
And what is that explanation?
4. The realization that, when the game allows gains from cooperation, you can actually do that and realize the gains is sophisticated. It takes … cognitive skills to realize this. Modern experimental research in game theory finds precisely this. Which brings us to a potentially different explanation of why a zero-sum view of the world may be more popular in some groups.