Some parts of America seem really racist; other parts don't. Probably a lot of the confusion comes from people living in different parts shouting across the internet at each other.
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Confusion comes from the idea that things are black and white when they are grey.
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Yes, but those different parts often exist in the same place (e.g. the Bay Area is extraordinarily diverse, but people stay in bubbles). Also, disagreements on what is and isn’t racist create possibly as much or more confusion.
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*Screaming at each other, with neither willingness nor capacity to try and understand different perspectives.
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I mean... The idea that people have difficultly grasping that people in other places are having a different experience...
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Therefore, it is valid to say that one's environment or city is racist.
But, it is not valid to say that America is racist. It simply is not and has never been.
The very idea of America, which we continually grow into, has been a distinct emphasis on expanding individual freedom.
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The most concise explanation of this phenomenon I have ever seen: youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_R
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It that was the case, then conservative states would be the ones amplifying most of the radicalism and indignation. But they’re not, college students, which are probably no the most disadvantaged people in the world, are.
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I try not to get involved in heated arguments on the internet. Too many of them remind me of this old meme:
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