03-14-2018, 07:40 PM
(03-14-2018, 05:46 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I want to thank you all because no one here brought up the stupid thing about racism needing to have power behind it. IMO, when someone brings that up it is because they know what they're saying or want to say is racist but they want to get away with it.
Yeah, that is one problem I have. Racism exists everywhere you look. Systemic racism fuels oppression, and that is rooted in power, but it is not needed for what occurs between people every day.
(03-14-2018, 05:46 PM)PhilHos Wrote: No, as others have said, racism is the hatred of another person or a group of people based on their race and/or the color of their skin.
I disagree, here. Racism doesn't require hate. Discrimination and prejudice can flourish without any ill intent whatsoever.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
