Victor Davis Hanson, in a National Review post oddly reminiscent of the piece that got John Derbyshire fired, consisting as it does largely of cross-generational warnings to avoid black people, offers the following:
Had George Zimmerman been black, he would have been, statistically at least, more likely to have shot Trayvon Martin
In fact, since the probability that Zimmerman shot Martin was already 100% there are no counterfactuals that could increase it.
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there you go again, expecting the National Review not to give out and out racists a platform to speak their mind. Pieces like VDH’s and derb’s is how they troll the rest of the media and drive up those page hits. reality and common sense are not considered.Report
This sort of counterfactual might make for a fun game:
If Torquemada had been Italian, the Spanish Inquisition would have been more likely to happen (now everyone expects it!).
If Hannibal had been Egyptian, he’d have been more likely to cross the Alps.
If George Washington had been French, he’d have been more likely to fight against the British.Report
You just have to accept the National Review worldview, in which black people are 110% violent. Then all the numbers work out.Report
They’d have to fire the entire magazine.Report
Unclear of the concept, and it really goes that way.
‘Had George Zimmerman been black, he would have been, statistically at least, more likely to have shot Trayvon Martin.’ This line had struck me as I believe that people shouldn’t shoot or kill each other, despite the differences in color.Report