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Related: About this forumShould anyone be surprised?
https://www.theroot.com/a-judge-asked-harvard-to-find-out-why-so-many-black-peo-1845017462?utm_source=pocket-newtabAnd still, people will blame African-Americans for 400 years plus of this same scenario. Systemic and institutional racism is right up there with white picket fences, mom and apple pie. Never will go away. 60,000,000 at the last election believes as trump does. In total white supremacy and nothing less.
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Should anyone be surprised? (Original Post)
llashram
Sep 2020
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CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)1. Quick--name the one ethnic group who were invited to be here.
The whites sure as hell weren't. But when we invaded, we needed someone to do our work and build our country--and this is the thanks they get?
(Obviously posting for those reich-wing infiltrators who read DU.)
irisblue
(34,254 posts)2. I'm doing this..
Opens the No Lie/No Kidding file drawer....
wryter2000
(47,438 posts)3. And those numbers only include
Black people who survive being arrested.
qwlauren35
(6,278 posts)5. Ouch.
Too true.
brer cat
(26,258 posts)4. No surprise here.
How far we still must go is disheartening, especially pulling the drag of those 60,000,000.