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What are some obvious racist and chauvinist things that are totally normalized? (hexbear.net)

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Things that are so obvious and ingrained that no one even thinks about them.

Here’s a few:

All US americans can go to Mexico EASILY. You’re supposed to have a passport but you don’t even need one (for car/foot crossing). Versus, it’s really hard for Mexicans, who aren’t wealthy, to secure a VISA to enter the US. I’m sure there are corollaries in other geo-regions.

Another one is wealthy countries having access to vaccines far ahead of “poor” countries.

In US, we might pay lip service to equal child-hood education but most of the funding pulls from local taxes so some kids might receive ~$10000 in spending while another receives $2000. I’m not looking it up at the moment, but I’m SURE there are strong racial stratas.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Violence isn't the answer" period.

It's fine to systematically oppress and destroy people slowly in a system designed to harness their survival drive to sacrifice their labor value but if those people realize what's happening and fight back it's unacceptable.

Also the whole idea of people saying "violence is never the answer" ignoring the entirety of human nature and calling into question why every single nation has a military.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Violence is pretty much always the answer (in an organized, strategic manner. No adventure-time )

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's a pretty common assumption that if people act antisemitic while fighting back against an oppressor, their struggle should be discarded and condemned by the international community. Thoughts?