Peristaltor's basically saying that if we judge that law based on its effect, then the law is probably a racist one, because there is a power imbalance. The power imbalance is like that in a "sundown town": The majority-race locals form an agreement that they will deny services to whatever races they dislike - including jobs, goods, property, access to education - whether by passing laws or just by intimidation and violence, so that people of those races cannot put down any roots and stay in the area, thus preserving the integrity or purity of their race.
Needless to say it doesn't square with this nation's history of welcoming immigrants of whatever ethnicity, putting them to work, and doing business with them, to enhance the dignity and fortunes of everyone involved...
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Peristaltor's basically saying that if we judge that law based on its effect, then the law is probably a racist one, because there is a power imbalance. The power imbalance is like that in a "sundown town": The majority-race locals form an agreement that they will deny services to whatever races they dislike - including jobs, goods, property, access to education - whether by passing laws or just by intimidation and violence, so that people of those races cannot put down any roots and stay in the area, thus preserving the integrity or purity of their race.
Needless to say it doesn't square with this nation's history of welcoming immigrants of whatever ethnicity, putting them to work, and doing business with them, to enhance the dignity and fortunes of everyone involved...