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Not to marginalize the severity of racism in the USA, but blaming it on "plain racism" is a bit myopic. The "I got mine" attitude that I'm referring to involves
by mbesto 8y ago
Not to marginalize the severity of racism in the USA, but blaming it on "plain racism" is a bit myopic. The "I got mine" attitude that I'm referring to involves mainly white American boomers who created/supported NIMBY legislation and inappropriate higher education funding that has effectively lead to the limitations for younger white American social mobility as well.
- naravara 8y agoEven a lot of that NIMBYism is focused on making sure the "wrong kinds of people" don't move into the neighborhood. People have complained about public transit because they don't want "those people" being able to get to their neighborhoods, even if it makes life objectively easier for them to not be dependent on a car. Even our school districts have functionally been racially segregated by how district lines are drawn and property taxes are assessed. It's hard not to understate the extent to which racism permeates the policy frameworks we operate under in the US. It's very deeply embedded to the point where many of its effects are invisible.