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cali

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3. How do white moderates enforce institutional racism? beyond that

Reply to gollygee (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 10:29 AM

Nov 2014

institutional behavior is a structure that goes far beyond the individual.

I just think the term moderate is meaningless. Racists such as Guiliani and the majority of republicans are the ones that perpetrate racism, along with powerful corporations and individuals such as the Kochs. Many high profile corporations give lip service to equality while massively funding efforts to disenfranchise minority voters via redistricting.

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. . . Not the Ku Klux Klan, but the white moderate [View all] gollygee Nov 2014 OP

I don't know. I don't think the KKK is the biggest stumbling block cali Nov 2014 #1

which is enforced and maintained gollygee Nov 2014 #2

How do white moderates enforce institutional racism? beyond that cali Nov 2014 #3

White moderates is another way of saying gollygee Nov 2014 #4

Here ... This might be helpful ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #6

A White Moderate is one so comfortable in their white privilege they project Half-Century Man Nov 2014 #17

I wish that great phrase, 'evil doesn't have to work that hard, if good is idle' could reach appalachiablue Nov 2014 #19

And yet in the context of the time, the KKK were perceived to be a greater stumbling block Gormy Cuss Nov 2014 #9

Thank you for the context of Dr. Kings words. antiquie Nov 2014 #15

King's words are more timeless than yours CreekDog Nov 2014 #18

By golly! JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #5

Like the lyrics: freshwest Nov 2014 #7

""In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." . n/t ColesCountyDem Nov 2014 #8

Yup. m-lekktor Nov 2014 #10

This quote is a tiny smidgen of the 1963 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail,' and KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #11

Thanks for adding that!! n/t gollygee Nov 2014 #12

Much more powerful in context. tblue Nov 2014 #14

This applies accross the board, "moderates" aren't the solution... 99Forever Nov 2014 #13

yep stupidicus Nov 2014 #16