When future generations study the downfall of America and Western hegemony, it will be abundantly clear who acted and how, but maybe not why
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It will maybe be a surprise to those generations that there was effectively a single root cause for failures on every front: racism.
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Racism is a big problem, but the cause of our problems? I'm not sure. I've felt that racism is a wrapper around class issues
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You comment on these issues more than me, so I respect your insight. Do you think that I'm wrong?
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Yes. While I think class is a big issue, racism is the core. Redistricting rarely cuts out large white blocks, for example.
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White voters overwhelmingly voted against their best economic interests because of deep seated Islamophobia.
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Class issues are a product of capitalism, but the capitalist system in our country has long been built on race.
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Class mobility is way easier for a white person than a POC. My wife and I changed classes in a way I rarely see among POC.
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