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> nd the appropriate response to this horrible video is to not watch. Watch it. It represents the horrible truth of the elevated sense of Islamophobia and its
by externalreality 8y ago
> nd the appropriate response to this horrible video is to not watch.
Watch it. It represents the horrible truth of the elevated sense of Islamophobia and its tragic consequences. People shouldn't look away from this. Many of us have to deal with this on a daily basis. When it gets so out of control that it creeps up into the privileged world people want to look away. Don't forget that today's global structure is based on widespread massacres and genocide. This extreme comes from overlooking a racist, bigoted status quo much like an infestation comes from overlooking the first signs of insects. We may be looking away from your history too. Looking away is not going to change things. I don't care if it makes us feel bad. Its the truth. We need to deal with it because others have to.
Basically most of us sit there and tolerate minor (and sometimes major) forms of racism and do nothing only to act shocked when something like this happens. Its a psychological game played to avoid guilt and responsibility.