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Why is it that when someone says a group was complicit in something that affected rural America that blame is being shifted solely on that group because of raci
by LanceH 7y ago
Why is it that when someone says a group was complicit in something that affected rural America that blame is being shifted solely on that group because of racism? Everyone is aware. Give it a rest.
- dfasdfasd 7y agoNot everyone is aware of the extent and power of institutional oppression in America, and we can think of more than one thing at once. Realizing the double-standard doesn't prevent me from being upset at the institutional powers that got rural America addicted to opioids.
- lambersley 7y agoFor the same reason why when race is presented as a contributing factor, people say "give it a rest." 'Those who choose to ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.' Society must accept that race relations has played and does play a role in how we tackle issue.