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CMV: If you don't believe a person can be racist or sexist unless there is a system which helps to actualize such a prejudiced orientation in life, then to be logically consistent you need to apply the same reasoning to other beliefs and values, as with, e.g., communism or freedom of speech.

In the last 10-15 years a certain belief has become popular among the left, viz., that people of certain races and genders and so forth cannot be racist or sexist if they lack power and privilege in their societies. They can be prejudiced, according to this theory, but they lack the means to actually be racist or sexist because they cannot actualize their prejudice in a systemic way that oppresses others.

Conversely, it is only those in power (as with whites and males) who can be racist and sexist, because their prejudices are systematically reinforced and actualized by institutional and historical forces.

If this reasoning is valid---and I am not sure it is---then it should be applied to other beliefs, biases, prejudices, and values. For example, somebody who believes this line of reasoning should also believe you cannot be a communist if you live in a capitalist society. Why? Because that person lacks the systemic support to implement their beliefs. Hence, they are not actually a communist since they lack the power to implement their ideas.

And this goes for all other values and beliefs. Again, for example, you can't be a Muslim in a Christian nation since you can't actualize your Muslim values in a systemic manner.

I just came up with this line of reasoning in the last few days, so I'm sure there are holes in my logic and I look forward to my view being changed----at least partially!
gpt
>you cannot be a communist if you live in a capitalist society.

I'd agree with this. You can have communist opinions, but without a way to make it reality you can't really be a communist. 

>you can't be a Muslim in a Christian nation

But not this, because religion is not dependent on external circumstances.