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comment by sirmonkey95
sirmonkey95  ·  3187 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Farewell to America

Even black brits deal with racism on a regular basis. Gary even states that

    if my aim was to escape aggressive policing and racial disadvantage, I would not be heading to Hackney.
This shows that in a lot of white majority societies that had slavery are still under the influence of racism.




user-inactivated  ·  3187 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    This shows that in a lot of white majority societies that had slavery are still under the influence of racism.

I think it's more to do with the fact that societies in which there is a social group at the top, the ones at the bottom get hurt. In South Africa, the blacks often have more privilege than the whites. In Middle Eastern, it's which ever ethnic or religious group happens to have power at the time. India has its class system. I'm sure if I knew more about the world, I could give more examples.

The fact of the matter is, it's not a race issue. It's not a religious issue. It's a class issue. A power issue. It is a flaw in almost every society on the Earth and it is beyond shameful.

sirmonkey95  ·  3187 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is very shameful because race is just a social construct. When you get down to it white skin is just an adaptation for better living in the north and south environments as a more efficient way to protect yourself from the sun and collect vitamins form the sun's rays.

But saying that race the main issue feels like it is diminishing the troubles that African Americans face.