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Implied in this: White and black people are distinct, different groups. Good luck approaching these issues with that preconception.
by blueflow 4y ago
Implied in this: White and black people are distinct, different groups. Good luck approaching these issues with that preconception.
- ambicapter 4y agoAre you saying that in the US during the Civil Rights era, they weren't?
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- scottLobster 4y agoUh, they quite literally were under the law back when segregation existed. Yes there were rich black people and white people who marched with MLK. Zoom out to a population level however and they were clearly distinct groups and treated as such. Good luck understanding the world while refusing to apply historical perceptions to historical issues.
- blueflow 4y agoThe historical perception is part of the problem.
- scottLobster 4y agoSo are posters who want to grandstand about something other than the comment they're responding to. Original comment cited a historical example relevant to the posted article. You responded that the comment implied (in the present) that whites and blacks are two different groups, which they never did except in a historical context. Therefore you either disagree that historically whites and blacks were two separate groups in post-war America (good luck arguing that) or you're trying to contort the conversation to a discussion of "the problem" whatever that is in your mind.
- blueflow 4y agoThe latter, and i think it necessary. I'll gladly hijack more threads to point it out until enough people are aware of this annoyingly subversive detail.