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Morbius

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104. I have a theory which might be unpopular.
Thu May 7, 2026, 11:39 PM
8 hrs ago

I think racism is born out of religion.

People are taught since birth that they are "chosen," that they belong to an elite group that God considers better than everyone else. And once you decide the group you belong to is superior, than simple logic dictates others are inferior. And once you see other people as inferior, it becomes okay to treat them that way.

It's the great lie of "Us and them" all over again, really. Ultimately, there's no such thing as them. There never was. From the start it's always been just us. But there's benefit to the few to keep the many at one another's throats.

It's okay to be different. Different people are not a threat to you; they're a threat to those who control you. Never forget that.

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A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now. B.See Wednesday #1
True malaise Wednesday #2
Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem Wednesday #29
This started with the Rehnquist 5's Bush vs Gore ruling DemocracyForever 19 hrs ago #59
Oh! Idk That detail! I was angry in general about it - did they call that "The Brooks Brothers riot"? electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #83
My theory is If Obama had -only- one term.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #82
It's been building particularly since drumphf frst insulted Candidate Obama with the birth certificate lies... electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #81
Not hard to process at all misanthrope Wednesday #3
Scary malaise Wednesday #4
Yep Solly Mack Wednesday #6
Same here Stuckinthebush Wednesday #8
They did before misanthrope Wednesday #10
Yep Stuckinthebush Wednesday #11
Was in Alabama just after Trump took office in mobile airport JT45242 Yesterday #35
The most ironic aspect of your story misanthrope 20 hrs ago #52
1990's! I guess I'm not totally suprised, being it was so inculcated electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #87
Yep, little bars where you had to ring and then be buzzed in misanthrope 9 hrs ago #103
The White Way social club... 🙄😑 electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #105
I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum Wednesday #12
Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis Wednesday #19
Nice malaise Yesterday #32
A heartening story! In the 70's I remember I had a pen pal in Geogia... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #89
How The South Won The Civil War Sequoia 18 hrs ago #67
I learned somewhat about that through the internet.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #84
I'm a Northern white woman, and I've countered [luckily infrequently] things other white people have said to me.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #86
I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 Wednesday #5
White people talking to white people Johonny 23 hrs ago #40
It's a major reason... Bastard "gave permission" to all this crap! electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #90
I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #7
+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a Wednesday #16
The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib Wednesday #28
I think it was evolving some, BUT that made the racists more entrenched, and vicious... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #91
Never left! Floyd R. Turbo Wednesday #9
True dat. This explains the history of modern American racism. We've gone back to the future. Marcuse 18 hrs ago #66
I knew as a child, when i first heard the words "all men are created equal", that the shit was going to hit the fan one Solomon Wednesday #13
I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis Wednesday #21
They have not. malthaussen 21 hrs ago #45
I just never understood why they think racism is advantageous. Trueblue Texan Yesterday #38
I never understand how people do not get the simple concept that hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #41
There are stupid people and brilliant people from every race malaise 19 hrs ago #58
I was never fooled that we were "past it", when Obama was elected. electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #92
A lot of racists in this country KT2000 Wednesday #14
They think everyone is like them. They're not, thank God. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #50
I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy Wednesday #15
Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis Wednesday #22
That "taste" misanthrope 20 hrs ago #53
Freaking wow malaise 23 hrs ago #39
Thank you Keepthesoulalive 19 hrs ago #63
Hooo, I'll bet. Clicked on the article will read. Glad some of your famimy has some good sense! electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #93
As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #17
MAGA like 1850!!! moondust Wednesday #18
Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou Wednesday #20
It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB Wednesday #23
More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k Wednesday #24
I would shorten your term to just Republicans. love_katz 17 hrs ago #75
Something I posted elsewhere applies here (corrected link) pat_k 16 hrs ago #78
I don't agree. love_katz 11 hrs ago #96
I would partly disagree...least for back in the late '60's, early '70's electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #94
Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper Wednesday #25
I live in ruby red Florida mcar Wednesday #26
I live in Purple Florida PCB66 Yesterday #33
When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo Wednesday #27
Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun Wednesday #30
Seems not too long ago comments like this would get a rash of shit from southerners claiming the north is just as racist Hassin Bin Sober Wednesday #31
Wow! malaise Yesterday #34
That should be an OP on its own. Passages 22 hrs ago #42
Sheeeet! (And Sheets!) Self satisfied flaming racists! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #100
JFK tried. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #36
Thanks for this my friend malaise Yesterday #37
A lot here I didn't know. Thank you Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #51
Rec'd MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #62
Never knew this, thanks for posting. Sequoia 17 hrs ago #73
Milteer?! KB, I remember reading about Agent Bolden here on DU... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #97
A shock, but not an unexpected one. malthaussen 21 hrs ago #43
Sheathing for eight years with a black president their brains filled with putrid puss. Hope22 21 hrs ago #44
I have family members by marriage who voted for him. Baitball Blogger 21 hrs ago #46
Not if you voted for it, which Trmp's supporters most certainly did. eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #47
The racism in the U.S. is deep and wide PJMcK 21 hrs ago #48
I'm so damn sick of racism. It's STUPID. We are all humans. WTF? Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #49
America has a deeply racist history that gets swept under the rug dlk 20 hrs ago #54
This IS what they voted for. underpants 20 hrs ago #55
They want their slaves back awful bad. Aristus 20 hrs ago #56
Here's the rub misanthrope 19 hrs ago #65
But as long as slavery existed, those dipshits wouldn't be on the lowest rung of the socio-economical ladder. Aristus 18 hrs ago #69
I would say it was like today's poor Americans who take the side of the wealthy misanthrope 18 hrs ago #70
Their racism & misogyny has been barely hidden CousinIT 20 hrs ago #57
It. Is right here on DU Keepthesoulalive 19 hrs ago #60
Living in a blue bubble as I do, it's always a bit shocking to see or read about Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #61
Roberts and the five of the other justices have been paving the way for this for a while LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #64
Nailed it malaise 15 hrs ago #79
Woah - terribly fierce, and true cartoons :( electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #98
I grew up in a lumber town in California with no black residents. pfitz59 18 hrs ago #68
Unbelievable malaise 17 hrs ago #72
Red-lining does exist in NYC, but less so. Has been fought against in the past several decades electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #99
K&R red dog 1 17 hrs ago #71
Tribalism and exclusivity. Hate follows in their paths. OC375 17 hrs ago #74
I am grieving for the loss of my country UpInArms 16 hrs ago #76
Obama's election made them emerge from under their rocks Skittles 16 hrs ago #77
Unfortunately I am not shocked. It's alway been there, just more quiet etc. themaguffin 15 hrs ago #80
It's a land grab, steal what you can while you can Beringia 12 hrs ago #85
I'm not shocked that it's raised its head once again... slightlv 12 hrs ago #88
Hmmmm Six117 11 hrs ago #95
I guess no. I've sure known there's plenry of racists still out there!. I guess the sort of shock is.... electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #101
Beyond my naive reckoning. Shocking. Part of my white privilege: I didn't have to see it until it would not ... marble falls 10 hrs ago #102
I have a theory which might be unpopular. Morbius 8 hrs ago #104
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