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alcoholism was rampant there (along with racism, but that's another discussion) I don't think it is. Just from this article: “We’ve got to address poverty, in
by dfxm12 3y ago
alcoholism was rampant there (along with racism, but that's another discussion)
I don't think it is. Just from this article:
“We’ve got to address poverty, inequality, unemployment, educational attainment, early childhood, trauma, the very things that we know make a big difference in terms of being able to live safely with alcohol but that will take time,”
Racism is a (the?) reason indigenous peoples face these issues to begin with.
- netsharc 3y agoFor the readers silently dismissing the idea of racism being the problem, read this[1] about George Floyd. In a different world he would've been the heir of a family who owned a tobacco farm, not someone who grew up poor and harassed by cops. But oh no, we can't mention "Critical Race Theory" lest some snowflakes get triggered... [1] https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099585400/george-floyd-biography-book https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099585400/george-floyd-biogr...