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I don't think it's racism. I reject the premise that because we play ourselves up and them as under us that it's racism. We do that with everyone. Canadians and
by decremental 5y ago
I don't think it's racism. I reject the premise that because we play ourselves up and them as under us that it's racism. We do that with everyone. Canadians and Australians are beneath Americans. We "know" this in our heart of hearts.
Somehow when it's people with a different skin shade these accusations of racism come up. Racism is a red herring. 99% of the time it turns out to be the case that racism is a lazy explanation for something more complicated or uncomfortable to explain.
- ploika 5y ago> Canadians and Australians are beneath Americans. We "know" this in our heart of hearts. Your definition of "racism" is far too narrow if that doesn't count as a racist statement to you.
- decremental 5y agoLol what. You don't know what racism is.
- maxwell 5y agoYour definition of "racism" is far too broad if you consider all xenophobia a subset.
- ploika 5y agoI'm not saying all of anything is anything else. Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree. The notion of "anti-Irish racism" in the UK or USA, or "anti-Polish racism" in Ireland, is widely accepted enough for me to believe that the definition I'm used to isn't unreasonable.
- nickserv 5y agoYour definition of "racism" is far too broad if that counts as a racist statement to you. Let's not confuse nationalism with racism, even if the two are quite often intertwined.