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minus-squareceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·5 days agoLiteracy tests and similar are a terrible idea.
minus-squareRoidingOldMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·5 days agoYeah we did this during the Jim Crow era and it was a bunch of trick questions designed to stop black people from voting.
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·5 days agoOkay but what if we auto-passed everyone willing to say they’re officially legally not white on a form?
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoWell I have no problem saying whatever, but anyone who’s proud of it probably doesn’t need to be involved in society.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI think people are severely misunderstanding you.
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·5 days agoYeah I have trouble talking down far enough.
Literacy tests and similar are a terrible idea.
Yeah we did this during the Jim Crow era and it was a bunch of trick questions designed to stop black people from voting.
Okay but what if we auto-passed everyone willing to say they’re officially legally not white on a form?
How would that help?
Well I have no problem saying whatever, but anyone who’s proud of it probably doesn’t need to be involved in society.
I think people are severely misunderstanding you.
Yeah I have trouble talking down far enough.