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In reply to the discussion: You know what, f*ck Capitalism... [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)happened in communities of color in the United States and other Western nations for centuries. In the US in particular, we had slavery, then once liberated, the slaves were left to fend for themselves , with no consideration for the fact that they had no generational wealth at all, unlike even poor as dirt immigrants that came here through Ellis Island. Then they were purposefully excluded from the larger society and forbidden from taking advantage of any programs designed to alleviate wealth inequality, from the homestead act all the way up to the GI bill.
Even today, the banking crisis wiped out half the accumulate wealth that people of color have accumulated so far in this country. Fucking half their money just robbed from them, all because our capitalistic system allows such corruption to occur. And there are no remedies in sight.