15. Again, sociologically & not in the abstract, white Americans pre-1865 knew they were free because they weren't black slaves.
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@EricKleefeld@HeerJeet Also, his family were Catholic transplants from the North, so no familial honor/heritage BS to cloud his vision
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26. If you don't acknowledge racism & sexism faced by others, your colorblindness & gender blindness is defense of privilege.
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27. So libertarianism's whiteness problem emerges out of 1) limits of classical liberalism & 2) disingenuous colorblindness.
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@HeerJeet@EricKleefeld My favorite version: "…and I believe them, because I belong to an all-white country club."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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