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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
One thing some people apparently don't realize is that you have to use common sense when looking at a situation.
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People don't realize they have to use common sense? I guess I disagree - even if many don't use it the way I'd like.
Also, unlike something like, say, formal logic, nowhere is "common sense" enumerated or listed or even defined - it's basically a combination of experience, attitudes and beliefs of the individual. It's not universal. Let's keep that in mind:
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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
If these club officials are working at clubs that have no black members, and every single time someone black tries to join they get turned down, these officials are going to realize that the club members are racist. It's not rocket science. I don't have to know them to know this.
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In the specific scenario you detail above (with repeated rejections of otherwise-apparently-qualified black members), I agree with you completely - it's highly unlikely the club officials would not understand the extent of racial bias/racist beliefs held by the members responsible for decisions.
However, you extended this specific scenario (complete with "every single time" and similar absolutes) to a different specific scenario (the pool club in question) without really showing that there was overlap. Basically, you're saying that common sense dictates this particular pool has turned down a multitude of black members in the past, enough to show the officials knew how racist the members were.
Do we know this club has such a history? We don't - in fact, the club has had black members in the past. While that doesn't disprove your overall point, it does call into question whether common sense would dictate that officials would realize how racist some of the members are (as IASK posited and you rejected).