[lawnchair_larry]

This, but also, the premise isn’t even valid. Race is an extremely poor predictor of power or success relative to other variables. People are just lazy with stats, driven by an ideological agenda, and selective about the studies they decide to focus on. Also, critical examinations where they are most necessary are not morally fashionable, and can even cost one their job.

Even if this were true, which it isn’t, pushing this message leads to worse outcomes for the populations in question. If you are taught that the system is against you and you have no agency, the only rational response is not to try, and instead just harbor resentment. This perpetuates a vicious cycle and leaves everyone worse off. Learned helplessness is real.