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"We are told America is living through a ‘racial reckoning’. Is it really?"

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Attitude.

An man of African descent from say my country might move to the US and will settle down, work hard and make something of himself in a few years.

One born and bred in the US of similar education and training have a completely different approach.

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@rajk999 said
Attitude.

An man of African descent from say my country might move to the US and will settle down, work hard and make something of himself in a few years.

One born and bred in the US of similar education and training have a completely different approach.
You'll like this article:
https://www.amren.com/commentary/2021/05/a-white-immigrant-learns-about-race/

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Unless someone is exceptionally wealthy where a decrease in their wealth will not impact their spending ability, even on luxury items, or they are exceptionally morally inclined ,most people, regardless of their ethnicity or race are not inclined to want to sacrifice their own perceived economic stability.

For those truly interested in getting the U.S. government to adopt policies that will benefit those who have been legally denied access to economic growth, I suggest approaches that show that if those who have been legally shut out of the wealth that capitalism can impart are allowed to advance, EVERYONE will benefit.

I believe it was Goldwater who said something to the effect that you cannot legislate hearts and minds. All of your angry accusations and name calling on this site will never diminish racist beliefs. In general, people in the U.S. no longer claim that people of color are genetically inferior. Instead, they will claim that the culture is inferior and the vast majority raised in that culture can never succeed. It's the same racism. It just appeals more to the 21st century racist who is most likely ignorant of the details of systemic racism; red lining in real estate, banks that discriminate, medical professionals who are taught racist views at the university level, the racist way in which the U.S. health care system operates leading to very high maternal and infant mortality rates and the list goes on. A neighbor recently said that many black people are racist against whites. My response was, so what? Non white people in the U.S. have very little political power and so their racism is unable to impact the lives of white people. White people have the political and economic power and so their racism negatively impacts the lives of non whites.

I believe the only way to rid the U.S. of systemic racism is to show that if everyone is well educated, able to get ahead economically and able to afford decent housing, health care, clothing, food and transportation to work, retirement savings and disposable income, then the entire country will experience economic growth.

The growing decline of the middle class in the U.S. among white people has led to an increase in suicide and drug addiction in this population. I believe it is also at the core of those who follow Trump. They erroneously believe their economic insecurity is due to immigrants and non white citizens. The scapegoat ploy is a common fascist tactic.


@dood111 said
You'll like this article:
https://www.amren.com/commentary/2021/05/a-white-immigrant-learns-about-race/
Exactly, and it is happening right here too on this forum.

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