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xdennisyesterday at 11:32 PM2 repliesview on HN

> That doesn't show they were purged. There are many reasons their numbers declined.

Fun fact, what you're arguing is actually one of the reasons Charlie was murdered.

He notoriously said that the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. He specifically referred to Title VII which states even a neutral policy can be racism if it produces disparate impact[1] in practice. That is, if a neutral policy results in fewer black people being hired, that's evidence of racism. Charlie disagreed with that.

It's fun to see leftists argue the same when it comes to discrimination against right wing or centrist academics.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact


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anon84873628today at 12:03 AM

Well, a key difference is that race is an intrinsic immutable attribute, and political views aren't.

The paradox of tolerance is real. And more practically, it's impossible to guarantee representation of all viewpoints because there are an infinite number of them.

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jasonlotitotoday at 1:12 PM

u/xdennis You think it's a fun fact that Charlie Kirk died? Crazy.

> It's fun to see leftists argue the same when it comes to discrimination against right wing or centrist academics.

I didn't argue anything.

I made a point to say that the link did NOT show a purge happened. It's funny because you are supporting my comment by literally providing another link as if to admit that the original one didn't support the claim.

But hey, pretend I said stuff. You're the one who thinks CK's death was fun.