My sociology 101 professor taught us that in times of economic instability, racist politics arise & deflect energy away from real change.
I'm sure others have written this take, but isn't racial animosity more likely a symptom of economic insecurity in whites? https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/861711760902037505 …
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That's never seemed wrong to me, and it's obviously basic stuff, but I don't see anyone eaningfully engaging with it in the mainstream.
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It's a tricky line to walk, because at least in my mind there's no excusing anyone for the resentful racism we've seen starting to thrive...
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But, rating that racist resentment as if it came from nowhere, or to refuse to engage it because we're morally above it, is suicidal.
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