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Self-flagellation is certainly not the answer. But when talking about issues like white privilege, it's important to realize that centuries of discrimination a
by scarmig 13y ago
Self-flagellation is certainly not the answer.
But when talking about issues like white privilege, it's important to realize that centuries of discrimination and mass theft have a lasting effect, and you can't simply say "well the offending laws themselves are gone, now it's all a clean slate!"
- figglesonrails 13y agoI'm not suggesting self-flagellation and I'm not suggesting everything is "all better now". I'm aware that there is a great disparity. Like I mentioned before, all of my questions were completely serious and not meant to demonstrate a point -- I really want to know what the answer(s) are / could be. In short, I'm saying "Help me understand what the right thing to do now. I can't undo history." I hear far too much debate about guilt assignment and not enough about practical advise.