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[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 70 points 5 days ago

Why are there still racists when we legislated racism out of existence in the 60's?!

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 65 points 5 days ago

Oh you think we're going to abolish racism under capitalism? That's cute.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 days ago

or any other "-isms" for that matter

[-] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 24 points 5 days ago
[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 33 points 5 days ago

A good faith reading would be racism (or any other -isms) will not be abolished under capitalism.

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 19 points 5 days ago

It could be true, we aren’t getting rid of classism, ableism etc under capitalism either

[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 41 points 5 days ago

Freedom is merely privilege extended unless enjoyed by one and all.

And privileges can be revoked.

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 37 points 5 days ago

starting from reagan is curious, is this progress in la housing market?

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 37 points 5 days ago

It's because we're all mentally stuck in 2001 when it comes to estimating the last X years of something or years since X happened.

[-] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago
[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 11 points 5 days ago

Measuring time in 9/11s

9/11 was one 9/11 ago

[-] miz@hexbear.net 21 points 5 days ago

we... we don't have any James Baldwin emotes??

[-] tamagotchicowboy@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago

I got a nice downvote train trying to explain this on reddit-logo , most people\bots there are of the 'all discrimination ended in 1979' sort, even those who are empoc or gsrm and should absolutely know better.

this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2025
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