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Ha. Marxism adopted terms like "class struggle" from older, Classical political economic theory that came before it. What the parent said is only the tip of th
by nickbauman 9y ago
Ha. Marxism adopted terms like "class struggle" from older, Classical political economic theory that came before it.
What the parent said is only the tip of the iceberg. Racism is a system to divide people so they are easier to control. So it hurts both black and white and other POC by making whites and browns fear downward mobility by making examples out of blacks and other out groups.
If you look at any of civil rights leaders who were killed (MLK, Malcom X f.e.), you will see that the worst punishment (assassination) is reserved for those who realized that it's not about just racism. It's about dividing people against each other. Trump has done this spectacularly by making whites fear P.O.C. all over again when it's his class, the plutocrats, who gain the most from sowing this division.
- crooked-v 9y ago> Racism is a system to divide people so they are easier to control. For a historical example, in early American colonial history it was common to have indentured and/or enslaved servants of all races, and the focus on exclusively black slavery only happened after multiracial revolts by the poor against the rich. Dividing poor white and poor blacks drastically reduced the number of revolts attempted by either group.