(I’m currently an intern for ACE, but speaking only for myself.)
With the context from your edit that was omitted from the original post, I think it does make sense and is not absurd at all on its face, but the phrasing “simply by being white” was hyperbole (which does lend itself to misinterpretation, so better to avoid), and was explained by the claims that follow. I think the OP omitting this context was probably bad and misleading, although I don’t think it was intended to mislead.
(I’m currently an intern for ACE, but speaking only for myself.)
With the context from your edit that was omitted from the original post, I think it does make sense and is not absurd at all on its face, but the phrasing “simply by being white” was hyperbole (which does lend itself to misinterpretation, so better to avoid), and was explained by the claims that follow. I think the OP omitting this context was probably bad and misleading, although I don’t think it was intended to mislead.