Race & Ethnicity
In reply to the discussion: Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out [View all]PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)eight years of Obama bashing and Michelle bashing.
From Obama's campaign when he and Michelle fist bumped and some vapid talking head from Fox asked, "Was that a...terrorist...fist bump?" to comments about Michelle's arms, all the ugly shit that came out of the right-wing media.
And it isn't harmless. Hundreds of brown-skinned immigrants are languishing in US concentration camps for the crime of wanting to come here to have a better, safer life while at the same time being persons of color.
Racism is ugly and dangerous and to my mind about 90% of the blame can be laid directly at the door of the rich, who work really hard to divide us against each other so we won't notice how badly they are ripping us off. Divide and conquer has been used for centuries, and if we can be persuaded to hate and mistrust one another, then that only helps the billionaires and the oligarchs.
You know, the same people telling us we can't have health care, and we have to cut Social Security, and we need to get rid of other programs that help us because we can't afford them. The same people hiding a smile while pocketing the giant tax cut Republicans gave them.
It is ALWAYS about greed. The greed of a few and the ripple effect as they lie, cheat, steal, rape and kill to stay on top at our expense.