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> half of the population (the people with power) directly benefits from an unjust system... Fix what? Slavery (including the enslavement of whites) is not leg
by bE9a3S5So8igd3 6y ago
> half of the population (the people with power) directly benefits from an unjust system...
Fix what? Slavery (including the enslavement of whites) is not legal, at least not in the US. Everything is de-segregated and we have laws to protect certain classes of minorities. Beyond legalities I see black-promotion constantly in media. Everything looks perfectly fine from my perspective (I could do without the propaganda though). As a reminder our last president was (half) black.
You're imagining that the US is not beneficial historically to everyone. There's a reason people from Europe, Asia, latin america, etc. immigrated to America. They didn't come because "America is only benefits white slave-owners!" The entire point of the "american dream" is that people without power can find a way to prosper. Are we supposed to pretend none of that ever happened?
So what is this injustice du jour that suddenly, over the last few weeks, has become so pressing? Policing? I don't think there's evidence to support that blacks are targetted by cops because they're black. Poor neighborhoods probably do require more policing than non-poor neighborhoods as, naturally, criminal activity is more prevalent amongst the poor. Relative to other minorities my understanding is that blacks are underperforming in various ways. Surely you can't be so easily deluded into believing statements like "our black kids are being killed by cops every minute!" More whites are killed by cops. Blacks are overrepresented in proportion to their population. That blacks are overrepresented in certain figures does not support a radical claim like "systemic racism," contrary to Twitter logic.
Is it some other "injustice" you're so worked up about? Is it some imaginary injustice that is not even possible to resolve? Why don't you be specific about your radical claims; your statements are empty Twitter platitudes as far as I'm concerned.
Frankly, I resent the implication that I, as a white, am somehow benefiting from "injustice."
- zozbot234 6y agoThe criminal justice system needs a lot of fixing. The rate of incarceration and criminalization is insane in a Western context, and does not actually help community safety. This is something that there's broad consensus about among social scientists.
- Boxbot 6y ago> Slavery (including the enslavement of whites) is not legal, at least not in the US when you get this fundamental assertion wrong why would anyone bother reading anything else you have to say on the subject? i recommend reading the 13th amendment again.