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There is no one strain of denial.
You have the people arguing IQ isn't even real. As in it can't be measured and different "types" of intelligence are totally uncorrelated with each other.
You have people arguing that IQ is real, but their is no racial IQ gap because the tests are racist.
You have people arguing that IQ is real, and seemingly admitting there is an "achievement gap" between blacks and well... everyone. But they will never utter the word intelligence, have no plan to deal with the substantial population permanently lacking in "achievement" and beyond all help. They just believe that somehow, this time, and with enough white guilt, lots and lots of tax payer money, and totally neglecting the needs of every other demographic, you can nurture all those young black geniuses into their full potential.
IMHO, given the way our institutions are continually abolishing all means of measuring competence, I think some combination of the first and second strains of denial are winning the day. Probably a majority of the first strain that disbelieves in IQ at a fundamental level. Or is so far down the "everything is a social construct" rabbit hole that they disbelieve being good at things has any relevance to whether you should be rewarded handsomely for them. Even Doctors. Because "racism".
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