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Toni Morrison's powerful words on racism Racism.Every facet? One follower of mine responded that yes, in fact, it does, and provided me with links meant to prove as much. To progressives, systemic racism Racism a sinister but amorphous force infecting every aspect of American life. Racism
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Many conservatives deny its existence altogether. Lost somewhere in the fights that inevitably ensue is what Racism phrase really means.
The first is a piece from Johns Hopkins Magazine. It begins:. When comparing communities with similar poverty rates, she discovered that black and Hispanic neighborhoods have fewer large supermarkets and Raciwm small grocery stores than their white counterparts. Bursting with junk-food options, these smaller Racism rarely offer the healthy whole-grain foods, dairy products, or fresh fruits and veggies that a supermarket would provide. I have no doubt that this is true. But this has nothing to do with race, much less racism. White Americans in lower-income urban areas are subject Racism the same challenges as black Americans in such Racism.
Black suburbanites have the same access to supermarkets as white suburbanites. It just means that the issue is not one of systemic racism.
The problem with this piece is that it treats any Racism of the tax code that benefits a higher proportion of white Americans than black Americans as racist, even if it benefits qualifying black Americans and does nothing to Racism non-qualifying ones. Take the following passage:.
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These provisions can exacerbate racial income and wealth inequality and reinforce discrimination and other barriers that households of color face. In addition, as this report explains, those barriers mean that even when households of color have similar income and wealth levels as white households, they often are less likely to benefit as much from these tax breaks. We are meant to believe that the very existence of the mortgage-interest deduction and Racism plans are systemic racism in action Racism more white people buy homes and attend college. If you Racism, I fail.
If you get ahead, I fall behind. Maybe worse [ sic ] of all, if I hold you down, I lift myself up. Last comes a article in The Atlantic about school funding, based on a study of Pennsylvania that shows that, with some exceptions, majority-minority school districts are underfunded as compared to majority-white ones, even when one controls for poverty levels. Most everyone can see and would want to come up with a solution for this disparity, and indeed there has Racism a bipartisan effort in Racism state to do so. Racism
It sows racial and partisan discord, obscures real problems, and makes their solutions less obvious. President Biden has talked a lot in the opening days of Racism administration about being a unifying figure. Make Them Prove It. No charge. NR Staff.]
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