Do you disagree with the following re-formulations:
Some observable differences are due to social factors.
Some observable differences by certain groups are the result of past actions by other groups.
You should favor policies to correct for the result of past harms.
One cannot reasonably claim that no groups in the US are still disadvantaged today due to actions taken on a centuries-long timescale. It seems willfully unfair to stick your fingers in your ears and just say "I'm not actively discriminatory, so there's no need to try to mitigate things, everything is peachy."
> Some observable differences are due to social factors.
> Some observable differences by certain groups are the result of past actions by other groups.
Agreed with this as well.
> You should favor policies to correct for the result of past harms.
Mostly disagree. I'm wholly convinced there's never going to be even remote consensus about ancestral oppression and victimhood. I think that if you want to correct harms, you should focus on the current social issues. Not only do I think that has much less shitty side effects (such as exacerbating group identity), but I also think it will be more effective at reaching those that have been mistreated in the past - both directly and their ancestors. The US in particular has, let's say, a decent amount of low-hanging fruit in terms of social issues to address (homelessness, lack of preventative health care, incarceration for victimless crimes etc etc).
> there's no need to try to mitigate things, everything is peachy
This is not the only option. You can recognize that things are fucked but have a vastly different opinion on how to improve.
Some observable differences are due to social factors.
Some observable differences by certain groups are the result of past actions by other groups.
You should favor policies to correct for the result of past harms.
One cannot reasonably claim that no groups in the US are still disadvantaged today due to actions taken on a centuries-long timescale. It seems willfully unfair to stick your fingers in your ears and just say "I'm not actively discriminatory, so there's no need to try to mitigate things, everything is peachy."