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To the comments that discredit the article for "bringing race into" the discussion, it's worth noting that: 1. the author is not white, nor lives in a place wh
by bichiliad 6y ago
To the comments that discredit the article for "bringing race into" the discussion, it's worth noting that:
1. the author is not white, nor lives in a place where white people are any sort of majority.
2. politics has largely been dominated by white people for much of America's history, so it's likely fair that these patterns were started and perpetuated by white people.
3. the author doesn't exempt non-white politicians from scrutiny (i.e. Obama doesn't get a pass).
4. it doesn't make his points any less valid, which is where the merit of this post lies.
- CapmCrackaWaka 6y ago1) Why does any of this matter? Perspective? 2) Sure, but are these patterns unique to white people? In America, sure, but what about corruption in Africa, China, Brazil, pick one. 3) Then why bring race into it? Surely saying something along the lines of 'white people are corrupt... But other races don't get a pass' is only inflammatory and does not help the discussion. 4) Sure, but you can have valid points and discuss them civilly. This article doesn't really attempt to do that, so why would I want to share the word? If the author wants people to take him seriously, he needs take optics into accounts.
- bichiliad 6y agoI think the point I'm trying to get at is that from his perspective, America is white and is run largely by white people. Corruption exists everywhere, but Americans are in the practice of being complacent with it. I feel like a conversation about how we've normalized corruption needs to die on the altar of civility. The people benefiting from corruption certainly don't care.
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- fit2rule 6y ago>1) Why does any of this matter? Perspective? Because the world is not white, and its not American.
- Tade0 6y agoAmericans are not the only white people out there. I'm eastern-European, we have regular corruption around here and I see no correlation between that and my skin tone.
- fit2rule 6y agoIts not about whether you are corrupt or not. Its about whether you have the balls to call it corruption, up front, or brand it something else with some sort of milquetoast explanation for why its okay to accept 'bribes' if they are called 'campaign donations'. I would wager in Eastern-Europe, you have the balls to call a bribe a bribe.
- Judgmentality 6y agoYeah, I find it bizarre how much people are reacting to that one line. If I had to guess, it's mostly white people because they feel attacked. I assume HN is mostly white males too.