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In reply to the discussion: A big part of our problem is white people [View all]CrispyQ
(36,437 posts)4. I think it's less about how Whites treated POC, vs that we're saying that treatment is wrong
& needs to change.
There is a segment of Whites who believe they are superior & that basically gives them the right to treat others however they want. I also think they believe that White bad behavior was limited to a few bad apples, hence their complete resistance to the idea of institutional racism.
They are bigots who don't want to acknowledge that much of their own success & prosperity in life was gotten by exploration of others, & they don't want that taught to their kids.
Seen on Facebook:
The people who threw rocks at six-year-old Ruby Bridges for going to school, don't want their grandchildren to know that they threw rocks at a little girl for going to school.
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Yes, exactly... and it's time to dismantle those racist institutions, pronto!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2021
#3
I think it's less about how Whites treated POC, vs that we're saying that treatment is wrong
CrispyQ
Nov 2021
#4
It's sleight of hand, misdirection. We're told it's the Whites vs. POC, LGBTQ, Disabled & the Poor.
rickyhall
Nov 2021
#6