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This topic is one of those that suffers particularly from the noise of petty race-based paintbrushing. Obvious the villains you're referring to exist, but if yo
by happytoexplain 3y ago
This topic is one of those that suffers particularly from the noise of petty race-based paintbrushing. Obvious the villains you're referring to exist, but if you're white and object to some construction that will have a non-negligible negative impact on the preexisting residents, there is nigh universally a voice accusing you of hating poor people or whatever race is disproportionately represented among your poor population, despite the fact that pretty much anybody of any race would have (and do have) the same objection in that circumstance. You certainly should question the unjust historical and cultural reasons why white people are lucky enough to be in that situation more often to begin with, but it doesn't make them different or justify calling them out based on their race or encouraging hatred of them ("all the white neighborhoods").
- raldi 3y agoAddressed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39420084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39420084