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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)I would agree to the main thrust of it. Racism is a dire problem, but some of that mentioned is institutional that can be fixed and some of it is cultural, which cannot. Economic oppression, police oppression, housing & jobs discrimination, all of those are something that can be legislated by government. But the government cannot stop people from being racist, they can only stop them from legally acting out their racism.
I would like to know exactly how anyone could legislate against the murder of Trayvon Martin by racist George Zimmerman, the murder of Cosby's son by a carjacker, or Oprah getting the side eye in a boutique? Cops racial profiling & murdering, yes, that is possible and we should all be writing our reps and our president to demand that it stop now. Obama being disrespected by racist teabaggers and fox news, no. So what exactly is being advocated here as the solution?
My point about the OP is this:
1) Saying that poor & working class whites fighting for their jobs or food on their table is somehow against black people is incorrect & illogical.
2) Ignoring the situation for those who are less fortunate because it doesn't effect you personally, but then constantly lecturing everyone else that they have to make that which doesn't effect them personally their #1 issue is embarrassingly hypocritical.
3) Using Republican framing against poor black folk as not as poor as Africans? That is the kind of casually cruel statement that gets applauded on DU??
So if you think using Republican arguments to get the OPs point across is ok, I guess you don't understand why I object. But for some reason, nobody will admit that almost HALF of black children growing up in poverty is a problem of epic proportions. The OP reeks of privilege and a FUIGM attitude.