In the USA; to be male, poor, and either African-American or Native-American is
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The truth hurts, but if you accept it, it will set you free
In the USA; to be male, poor, and either African-American or Native-American is to confront, on a daily basis, a deeply held racism that exists in every social institution, since the beginning of the Nation.
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The truth hurts, but if you accept it, it will set you free
Just a liberal making excuses.
No one. I mean no one has ever been able to explain to me how 4 million Italians and 2 million Jews came to the US from 1880 to 1920 with no money and not knowing the English language wee able to quickly assimilate into society, go to college, buy homes and be successful.
The same can be said for Asians since the 1970’s
Hard work, family values, and education were actually a priority.
Only if you use this as excuse for all your failures and shortcomings in life.
I will explain it to you, however I know you won’t accept the reality because in the USA we live in denial of the truth.
In the USA the fact is the existence of an enduring racial/color hierarchy that has persisted for centuries.
A caste system with rules and assumptions that places the people of darker color at the bottom of society. Our race-based caste pyramid in the United States.
Our caste system relies on stigmatizing those deemed inferior to justify the dehumanization necessary to keep the lowest-ranked people at the bottom and to rationalize the protocols of enforcement.
If POC were truly oppressed and all whites are racists, it’s a contradiction they have risen to the top In arguably the most competitive fields to get to the top
SJG
White Room, School of Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4COKp_…
It's like asking why do bad guys still carry around guns illegaly. Just because a law is in place doesn't mean people follow it.
TLDR: Black people were busy fighting and getting beating for the civil rights for themselves and everyone else, while everyone else sat back and quietly said "yes mista white man, you numba won".
NPR on redlining and segregation: https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/red…
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/red…
https://ushistoryscene.com/article/levit…
Bacon!!
@Skibum meanwhile they couldn't be bothered to help the black americans either before or simultaneously that were here first? Or actually give those promised reperations. We humans sure are strange creatures.
The only "help" the Jews received from the United States was to see Jews fleeing germany turned back at the borders to dioe .. which is a plank in the progressive democrat platform of today.
Actually I am convinced now the democrats are the most racist.