How is that a pretzel? It's a simple statement of extant facts, which doesn't try to "excuse" anything. Stating that something "is" in no way comments on any moral significance it may or may not have. 

Falsely assigning moral value to objective facts prevents rational, dispassionate discussion of what they describe, which actively works against realistic solutions as opposed to virtue-signalling. 

Which I realize may be the point for a lot of people. Gotta confirm our moral superiority, truth be damned.

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