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In reply to the discussion: "The United States is the LEAST racist nation on Earth." [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)28. I take a deep breath ...,
before reading any thread about racism here on DU, especially those started by white folks ... and (as of late) typically do not post to them because I have neither the time, nor energy, to discuss where these posts on off the rails. But in this case, I will make only this brief observation:
The OP's equating their anecdotal observations (as a white liberal, I presume) to the lived experience of those directly affected by racism, proves to be the racial problem in America.
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The Voting Rights Act was enacted because the Reconstruction Amendments were ignored
BainsBane
Nov 2013
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