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The difference is that racism is not a secondary motivator. Racism would be baked into the desire for power, as it would then be a desire to instill white supre

The difference is that racism is not a secondary motivator. Racism would be baked into the desire for power, as it would then be a desire to instill white supremacy.

jhgb 5y ago
Why couldn't racism be either primary or secondary motivator for something?
- tolbish 5y ago
  It absolutely can be. It just is not in this case. They were not merely "acting like racists". I hope this distinction helps.
  - jhgb 5y ago
    The present simple "is not" seemed to be a general statement to me (but that just may be my L2 English).