• duderium2@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    What is the point of “democracy” in the USA if unelected judges who were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote but won the presidency due to the slaveowner-designed electoral college can just nullify anything that is even slightly good? It’s almost as though amerikkka has always been a fascist dictatorship toward anyone who is not a rich white male and that this country desperately needs a communist revolution right now.

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      4 months ago

      Keep your racism out of this. White people are also negatively affected by this.

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        This country was founded by white men, and built by enslaved black people. The white supremacy was baked right in from the beginning. Black Americans didn’t gain full civil rights until the 1960s (when my parents were in college.) The legacy of that white supremacy remains to this day, both from existing power structures and ways of thinking, and due generational wealth differences.

        It is not racist to point that out.

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          There is no denying the legacy of non-white racism and genocide against native Americans and its horrible impact continues today. Racism is a real problem that hasn’t gone away and should not be ignored.

          Maybe I’m being an idealist, but when I see use of language from OP making it seem like theres some coordinated white people scheme to only benefit white people, it seems like a straw man argument made to demonize one specific race. I feel like we’re all getting pretty damn well shafted these days and we can work together to improve the lives of people in marginalized and underserved communities.

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            4 months ago

            That comment seemed squarely about the legacy of a system designed to benefit white men, which it was.

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          Imagine being so racist that you think discrimination of a particular race is not possible.

          Go back to… Not being educated?

          I don’t watch Joe Rogan and I’m not conservative.