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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Literacy tests and similar are a terrible idea.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 30 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah we did this during the Jim Crow era and it was a bunch of trick questions designed to stop black people from voting.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay but what if we auto-passed everyone willing to say they're officially legally not white on a form?

[–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

How would that help?

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well I have no problem saying whatever, but anyone who's proud of it probably doesn't need to be involved in society.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think people are severely misunderstanding you.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I have trouble talking down far enough.