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Many of Trump’s proposals for his second term are surprisingly extreme, draconian, and weird, even for him. Here’s a running list of his most unhinged plans.
There are two definitions for discriminate:
Either considering Biden’s age isn’t discrimination because it isn’t unjust, because those factors are an important consideration; or every choice is discrimination because we’re using the differentiate definition. Personally, I believe the second definition is useless and doesn’t convey the obvious connotation of discriminate.
Race is a terrible analogy for the same reason it receives strict scrutiny, there are no readily apparent reasons to use race as a determining factor. Age is not remotely in the same ball park, because there are numerous reasons to consider age. The piece you’re missing is that age can be used as the reason for disparate treatment and be within the bounds of the law. Race can…almost…never be. (Can’t think of anything, or any case law that upheld a race criterion, but maybe it’s possible).
We were in the legal definition of the term age discrimination, and what i said above is what’s relevant there.
But both can be reasons for different treatment and in that one particular feature, they are the same, thus the sound analogy.
Age discrimination (in a legal sense) is different treatment because one particular feature (age); racist discrimination is a different treatment because of a particular feature (race) as well.
In that they are the same, the different degrees of legality of both were not in question here.
No, sorry, it remains terrible. In the same way stealing a candy bar and murder aren’t analogous simply because they’re both illegal. Although, at least in that analogy both would always be illegal. In your analogy, disparate treatment based on age can often be valid and permissible, well disparate treatment on race can never be.
Age: can be a reason? Yes. Race: can be a reason? Yes.
In their can-it-be-a-reason property, they are identical - both can be reasons.
I honestly don’t care whether they are good reasons or bad reasons each, you’re mostly right in that discussion, but that is not part of this discussion.
Smell: yes. Height: yes. Hair style: yes. Food choice: yes. Suit color: yes. Religion: yes. Party: yes. Education: yes. Speaking style: yes. Gender: yes. Handedness: yes. Weight: yes. Place of birth: yes. Sports team affiliation: yes. Personality: yes. Previous employment: yes. Name: yes. Ethnicity: yes.
^^^ They all fit as well as yours, since they can-be-a-resson. TERRIBLE ANALOGY! The only connection is so broad that a thousand other things can apply in the same way.
Okay, let’s go through the checklist:
Is age a possible criterion one can base the decision to treat someone differently on? Yes. Is this true for race? Also true. One can conceivably treat others differently due to their race.
Do such different treatments have specific names? Yes, age discrimination in one case, racism in the other.
Are there laws in place that forbid treating others differently due to their age in certain contexts? Yes, in the workplace for example, that is illegal. Are there laws in place that make treating others differently due to their race illegal? Yes, there are multiple contexts, where that is illegal.
Are there contexts where one can definitely make decisions based on race? Yes, absolutely - for example one can choose to not vote for a candidate due to their race (it’s an absolutely irrational dick move, but no authority will sanction that decision). Can one consider age a disqualifying factor in certain decisions like for example voting, dating, etc too? Yes absolutely.
I don’t see how that analogy is lacking in any way, except that the range of laws declaring each illegal differs, but you may not find another factor that has the exact same range of situations covered. What would you consider a better analogy that ticks all these boxes?