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Democracy is not failing, but elites do. You need to educate people, rather than labeling everyone who disagrees as a racist.
by thr329889 10y ago
Democracy is not failing, but elites do. You need to educate people, rather than labeling everyone who disagrees as a racist.
- zepto 10y agoAs someone who is actively anti-racist, I weirdly find myself partially agreeing with you. Racism is hard to overcome and widespread. People are not either 'racist' or 'not racist'. Certainly people can be pro-racism or anti-racist in their intentions, but that is separate from how we actually act, since a lot of racism is unconscious and invisible. Labeling actions and activities and even groups as racist is necessary, because we need to become conscious of these forces if we are ever to overcome them. However, whether labeled as racist or not, everyone's voice needs to be heard in the political process. So where I agree with you is in using the label of racism as a tool to silence or ignore people.