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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
Classic sarcastic response, but I never said race relations have been resolved. Although I do think moving away from inflammatory language like the word oppressed would go a long way to de-escalating the Us vs Them narrative occurring in the States.
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Yeah, it was sarcastic because it was a pretty inane reply.
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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
Oppressed is a strong word. Black people were oppressed in the USA, they're not anymore. Certainly poverty is a tough barrier and cycle to overcome, but I don't see how that's any different than poor Hispanics, or Natives, or Whites.
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They're not anymore?
I agree that the "us versus them" isn't helpful but neither is telling one side that there isn't an issue anymore.
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