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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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[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"Violence isn't the answer" regarding Palestine

i'm sure the savage arabs haven't heard of non-violence thanks for letting them know. It's just weird eugenicist shit, because these white people would also be violent had they been born under the conditions of colonial subjugation

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The ENTIRE fucking reason America claims it was allowed to exist is that George Fucking Washington and his associates were SUFFICIENTLY OPPRESSED by the British government, to the point where it became permissible to fire 70 caliber lead balls into soldiers skulls.

But black and brown people should just fucking take it I guess

[–] GucciMane@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not to mention, the american revolution happened because the settlers wanted to keep their slaves, keep expanding their colonies and genociding indigenous people, and didn't want to pay taxes on shit. And it's permissible and noble for them to revolt under those conditions

Meanwhile it's bad when Palestinians rise up when they have been refugees and ethnically cleansed for 75 years

[–] roux@hexbear.net 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This also goes with the States. we learned about MLK jr. a lot in school and he "peacefully protested." But we weren't taught much about Malcolm X or Fred Hampton because they were "violent thugs".

We weren't taught that King was a socialist but some classes called Malcolm X and Hampton socialist or communist. Which rolled into how the Black Panthers were "a violent gang" instead of a group of inner city poor people doing mutual aid for impoverished neighborhoods and poor schools.

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They didn't even like MLK back when he was alive.

[–] roux@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

This is a classic cartoon lol.

I'm actually reading Jesus and John Wayne and a lot of evangelicals tried to use him as one of their guys alongside Lincoln and other clearly not conservatives. It's more crazy because as I read this book a ton of it echoes what we have going on currently in the evangelical groups around the country.

Reglious or not, I think it's worth a read so far.

[–] charlie@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

Meanwhile groups like the Italian mobsters get glorified.

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