Before the Midnight Special music calms everything down:

The focus here is not on the news story (Libs cancelling libs? Who cares?), but rather on a question a commenter had on the news story.

The story:

NY Times Vet Who Resigned Over ‘N-Word’ Use Said ‘Racism Is Over’
New York Post | February 15, 2021 | Aaron Feis

The veteran New York Times reporter who tendered his resignation after allegations he used the N-word [referring to it as a word; not using it against anyone] during a 2019 trip with high-schoolers also argued that “racism is over” and that black people “can get out of the ghetto if they want to” during the trip, according to a student who attended.

The question someone posted:

Which would be more racist, saying “black people can get out of the ghetto if they want to” or saying “black people can’t get out of the ghetto if they want to”?

By playing on one word, it neatly sums up the conflict between two divergent views, and at the same time calls attention to the fact that you’ll be called racist if you hold either one.

To the extent that there is a problem (“can”), some say it is caused by a lack of motivation — internal or external. Conservatives blame libs for creating disincentives for self-improvement. Libs’ alternative (“can’t”) seems to be that the cause is a lack of ability — since opportunities exist, and money has been thrown at the problem in billions and trillions since the Sixties.