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09-14-2018, 05:38 AM | #81 |
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Re: I’m not sexist
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Re: I’m not sexist
Originally Posted by jeanpierre
Fair points. The resentment is misplaced aggression though. Disenfranchised sub-groups aren't made whole through Affirmative Action...at least not mine. Disenfranchised sub groups remained disenfranchised despite Affirmative Action. Institutions and companies tend to meet whatever quota they need to meet to satisfy the requirement for diversity and that's as far as it goes. Socioeconomically, my sub-group owned less than 1% of the land in this country post-abolition. Fast-forward to 2018, we still own less than 1% of the land, and we only account for 2.4% of the nation's wealth, while Hispanics account for 4%, and White people account for over 80%. Economists predict my sub-group to be broke by 2050. We aren't accruing wealth.
It's undeniable classism has been a part of the American structure since the very beginning, and racism as we know it was created to counteract the war against classism that was brewing as the Afrikans and the Irish were rebelling against the way they were being treated by this country (colony at the time). Historically, when these disenfranchised groups join forces to fight against the elites, the elites make concessions for one of the groups and leave the other high and dry. We're the historic odd man out in these situations. If we were to be able to get over this hump together, we could probably make it far more fair for everyone. I just don't see that happening. Well, unless we face an imminent threat to all of our lives. That's the only sure-fire way for people to work together...for the moment at least. |
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