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So if it can simply be rolled back then it wasn't actually progress was it? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 days ago by RedWizard@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 70 points 3 days ago

Why are there still racists when we legislated racism out of existence in the 60's?!

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 65 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh you think we're going to abolish racism under capitalism? That's cute.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

or any other "-isms" for that matter

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

LIBERAL DETECTED communism-will-win

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 33 points 3 days ago

A good faith reading would be racism (or any other -isms) will not be abolished under capitalism.

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It could be true, we aren’t getting rid of classism, ableism etc under capitalism either

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 41 points 3 days ago

Freedom is merely privilege extended unless enjoyed by one and all.

And privileges can be revoked.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

starting from reagan is curious, is this progress in la housing market?

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's because we're all mentally stuck in 2001 when it comes to estimating the last X years of something or years since X happened.

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's so true 😭

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

Measuring time in 9/11s

9/11 was one 9/11 ago

[–] miz@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

we... we don't have any James Baldwin emotes??

[–] tamagotchicowboy@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

I got a nice downvote train trying to explain this on reddit-logo , most people\bots there are of the 'all discrimination ended in 1979' sort, even those who are empoc or gsrm and should absolutely know better.