If you don't believe in (recognize) white privilege why the fuck are you on a Democratic Forum?

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58. Denial is not becoming

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As the OP clearly states, America was built on land stolen from Native Americans and much of it was worked by enslaved people denied their rights, freedom and wages for centuries.

If those wages, using the principle of compounding had to be paid back it would be in the trillions and would break the country.

Whites, even poor ones, got paid for their labor.

No one can deny that. If blacks had gotten the wages earned over centuries there wouldn't be the huge gap in wealth in black v white families.

That's an aspect of white privilege that the deniers maybe weren't aware of or just don't want to think about.

Stop with the mental gymnastics and deal with the bare factual truth that was clearly stated in the OP — again, America was built on land stolen from Native Americans and much of it was worked by enslaved people denied compensation for their labor.

It's not that hard to get. And no one is asking the anyone to take on centuries of "guilt" over just acknowledging that simple fact and then just trying to not perpetuate it in the future — especially by denying it.