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In reply to the discussion: Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Less white babies might piss of a few of the big racists, but this isn't going to change much of anything. Racists will still be racist regardless what the numbers are.
Racism isn't due to population numbers. For example, whites were a minority in South Africa during apartheid. They were only 10% of the population but allocated 80% of the land to themselves.
In the US, whites control practically all the nation's total wealth. And that's not changing at all.
2013's numbers: White's controlled 90% of America's wealth. Hispanics controlled 2.3%. Blacks control 2.6%. The remaining is split up among "other."
And no, this wealth inequality isn't changing at all. In fact, if you factor in increases in cost of living over the past 20 years, it can be argued that POC in America have actually gotten poorer.
It's what us Bernie folks have been trying to say...you can't have social justice without economic justice. You can have 60% of the population as POC, but whites will continue to control all the money. Their country clubs and gated communities are not in any danger whatsoever.