“The White House just marked the end of the console wars; DHS is posting deep fried Halo memes. We are somewhere else entirely.”

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    Racism doesn’t flourish because of racist behaviour … the world will always have a few racists around

    Racism flourishes when no one … or not enough people … stand up against it to say that it is wrong and to actually do something about it.

    America isn’t devolving to becoming racists because of some dumb politician … America is devolving because everyone is just standing around doing nothing about it all.

    • Leon@pawb.social
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      14 hours ago

      There’s no “devolving” it’s just that the mask has slipped. The racism has always been there.

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        11 hours ago

        Several years back when it seemed like there was a rash of news stories about cops killing black people and white people trying to get them swatted and the like, I think it was Will Smith who said “racism isn’t increasing, racism is being filmed

    • ceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      I gotta push back on “there will always be racists around” racism is far from a biological unchangeable aspect of humanity especially because of the changing definition of “race” throughout time.

    • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      The only thing that would have any effect on the situation is MASS VIOLENCE. Like an incredible amount of brutality and bloodlust directed at oppressors and racists.