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[–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

You're absolutely right, I'm sorry. Let me try that again without mentioning race, in a discussion about race inequality.

~~White America is~~ People who benefit from an injust system are the problem. Sure, moderate ~~white Americans~~ people who benefit from an injust system are so much less terrible than outright racists, but a complacent majority that is happy to reap the benefits of an unjust system, simply because it is the comfortable path, is one of the major reasons why it's so hard to make movement against those racists.

Now, let me check my notes on who benefits from an injust system of racism in America...