I'm not arguing they weren't aided by that. The narrative of pervasive white supremacy manipulating everyone is also aided by the ruling class. If you don't believe me, just tune into the Democratic debates. They never shut up about it,
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Yes, that's true. But what I mean to say is, just because "white supremacy is a real ideology that continues to affect politics today" is not necessarily an idea which is useful in the same way does not necessarily imply that it isn't true.
What lessens is referring to here, as I understand it, is white supremacy as social force (thus the reference to institutional racism) rather than individually held ideology. It primarily affects the branding decisions of ruling class politics and gives way to capital every time
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Well, I don't know, I think you could look at, e.g., obvious racial disparities in the application of justice and probably conclude that racism is sometimes either useful or not enough of an impediment to moneyed interests for them to intervene
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No one's claiming the ruling class intervenes to prevent racial discrimination in all cases. That's obviously absurd.
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