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I missed that this was a long quote and not your own thoughts. Apologies for misunderstanding as your own.
That being said, to pull a quote like that, that read as-is is ridiculous, deserves an incredulous reaction. Taken at face value the comparison is absurd, and propagates a myth. That an article you linked delivers more nuance doesn't excuse that what you wrote and quoted here (again, as a stand alone article, taken at face value) is absurd.)