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- A position as a first class citizen in a tremendously wealthy industrial country that got that way by stealing resources and enslaving native populations for

• err4nt 10y ago
  What exactly is a first class citizen? Care to explain?
  • troncheadle 10y ago
    'First class citizen', while not really used outside of programming, was likely meant in contrast to a 'second class citizen.' "A second-class citizen is a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there." - Wikipedia He's saying you probably did not suffer much at all because of systemic discrimination, and pointing out the glaringly obvious -- that you don't realize that majority of the people in this country DO suffer because of systemic discrimination.
    • err4nt 10y ago
      How are you so sure that I'm not part of the majority that faces systemic discrimination? I can tell you right now if I had applied to university in the same town I went to college in I would be discriminated against - I don't match the race or gender of the average student in my town if that's what you mean…
      • CPLX 10y ago
        > How are you so sure that I'm not part of the majority that faces systemic discrimination? Lucky guess.