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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Given how much ppl around me seem to be into leaving to form their own communities, I'm sorta surprised I haven't yet heard any black people suggest moving en masse to a predominantly black country to make their own city there, given how displeased they are about the US.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I'm not commenting on the idea itself, I'm just noticing that it seems weird that I haven't heard it suggested yet. Lots of my own friends who are less angry at the US are planning on leaving the country to make their own community somewhere more independent.
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Ben
@bbchase
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@Aella_Girl
(Admittedly fairly ignorant on this topic, but) I think packing up and starting your own community takes a lot of money, connectedness, and security - things that are going to be in shorter supply among oppressed people. Also a tension w/abandoning those who can’t come.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@bbchase
I mean, sure, but a lot of the black people I hear who are very upset with the US definitely have the resources to move if they want to. And maybe it's not enough, but I still am surprised I haven't even heard it mentioned.
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gio
@mgio35
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@Aella_Girl
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@bbchase
“a lot of the black people I hear who are very upset with the US definitely have the resources to move” That’s a small minority of black people. The general majority do not have the resources to move and create a new society. The same goes for most disgruntled groups