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Originally Posted by Catfish
It is about the underlying situation called systemic racism. Not much people are actually racist (a few, of course) or actively do something against black people, Mexicans, or against "people coming from sh!tholes" as Mr. T. so elegantly described.
Systemic racism is so deeply embedded in american culture and behaviour that it is not even recognised as such anymore. It is what sociologists call cognitive dissonance, the "discomfort is triggered by the person's belief clashing with new information perceived, wherein they try to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort."
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Systemic racism *does* *not* *exist* in the US. If it did, then people of color wouldn't even be allowed to become doctors or lawyers, or buy houses, or obtain medical care.
Equality of opportunity is guaranteed, not equality of outcome. Minorities have received special treatment for so long, that they view equal treatment as racist and discriminatory.
The *only* people and groups continuing to claim systemic racism is a thing are those for whom it is a grift that they have to keep the grift going to continue lining their pockets.
Can anyone explain how many people Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton have helped in the last 40+ years? How about BLM? I guess Patrisse Cullers was planning on providing affordable housing to black people with her millions in real estate?
It's not just limited to race - you can pick any -ism to run a grift. Sexual identity and gender politics are also a good one to take gullible people's money...