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I'm struggling to interpret this study. They seem to attribute the majority (~96%) of inequality to non-ethnic, non-racial factors. So the inequality of income
by cyberax 11mo ago
I'm struggling to interpret this study. They seem to attribute the majority (~96%) of inequality to non-ethnic, non-racial factors.
So the inequality of income of poor white people and rich white people has the same causes as for poor vs. rich black people.
Am I understanding it correctly?
- francisofascii 11mo agoI don’t think they say it has the same cause. They just say that the same income disparity exists in the various ethnic groups.
- itsanaccount 11mo agoaint no war but class war, correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Capitalist_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Capitalist_System just realize that poster is more than a century old and it will probably still be being explained a hundred years from now.
- bilbo0s 11mo agoThat's as may be, but still, remember what Lyndon B Johnson said about controlling the lower classes. Something about convincing the lowest white person that they're better than the best black guy. I don't see that ploy failing to work in the US for a long, long time. So maybe the elites will lose control and thus, the "war"? But I doubt it.
- seanmcdirmid 11mo agoAre you sure you aren't trying to quote Truman? "To keep a black guy down in the gutter, you need a white guy there with him"
- anonymars 11mo ago"I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-white-man/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-wh...
- vlovich123 11mo agoVery famous Johnson quote > If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you. > Lyndon B. Johnson https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince-the-lowest-white-man-he-s-better https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince...
- eli_gottlieb 11mo agoWhy do you find that attribution surprising?
- anal_reactor 11mo agoNot all societal issues can be directly linked to racism. Shocking, I know.