2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:55 AM Mar 2016

In any war we get into, soldiers of color will die in disproportionately high numbers...

...compared to their share of the population.

Therefore, it is always the most antiracist choice to support the candidate least likely to get us into war.

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In any war we get into, soldiers of color will die in disproportionately high numbers... (Original Post) Ken Burch Mar 2016 OP

And in trade agreements, PoC also suffer the most too AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #1

That's not what happened in Iraq Recursion Mar 2016 #2

That is nonsense. braddy Mar 2016 #3

Blacks are 12% of population 16% of military hack89 Mar 2016 #4

Also African Americans stay in the service longer (on average) than other races Recursion Mar 2016 #5

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

1. And in trade agreements, PoC also suffer the most too

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:59 AM

Mar 2016

Because manufacturing in major American cities is always the first casualty of trade agreements.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. That's not what happened in Iraq

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:01 AM

Mar 2016

African Americans were 9.49% of the deaths and are 12.6% of the population. Hispanics were 10.72% of the deaths and are 15% of the population. Non-hispanic whites were 74.75% of the deaths and are 72.4% of the population.

This is probably related to the fact that the middle class and rich are more likely to join the military than the poor.

braddy

(3,585 posts)

3. That is nonsense.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:58 AM

Mar 2016

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. Blacks are 12% of population 16% of military

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:04 AM

Mar 2016

so not a huge difference. Whites still make up 70% of the military.

Something that has to be considered is the type of jobs blacks are doing in the military.

About half of African-American soldiers in 2009 were choosing, or being chosen for, service support jobs, such as cooks or maintenance workers. Only 24% served in combat arms, which is traditionally associated with greater advancement through the ranks[and greater risk of combat].

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/17/black-history-month-military-diversity/5564363/

The odds of being killed in combat are much greater for those in the combat arms. So it is not as straight forward as you make it out to be.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. Also African Americans stay in the service longer (on average) than other races