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Victory? [elder cactus] (lemmy.world)

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[–] masquenox -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

but there are definitely levels to it.

I never said there wasn't - but there are a lot of (mostly white) liberals here that will seemingly only acknowledge the existence of white supremacism if it's wearing a white hood or a swastika while ignoring the fundamental white supremacism US society is based on that enables the overt white supremacism in the first place.

[–] Cryophilia 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Seems to me that white supremacist ideology is pretty uniform across the US

Literally your words, what the fuck

[–] masquenox -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Literally your words, what the fuck

It's really simple - either you accept white supremacism is fundamental to the US's existence, or you don't. Ie, it's uniform. The manner in which it serves the US political and economic establishment can differ and vary wildly - but that does not change the fact that the US is *fundamentally a white supremacist and colonialist project in it's entirety. It is still uniform.

If you don't believe me, go ask a Palestinian whether it's easier to be a Palestinian in Gaza or the West Bank right now.

[–] Cryophilia 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ohhhh you're not an idiot, you just misunderstand what "uniform" means. "Uniform" means "the same", with a specific connotation of equality and homegenity. I think you're looking for the word "intrinsic" - meaning it's an integral part of something, a base layer. As you said, "fundamental to something's existence".

If racism were uniform across the US, it would be equally as bad everywhere, people would be getting beaten and lynched for being Black in Seattle as much as in Birmingham. Which is obviously not the case. But to say racism is intrinsic to the US, I can kind of see that. Racism, as a thing, is built into every layer of the country, though it's expressed more or less severely in certain areas.

I would rather say racism is endemic in the US, which implies that it could be eradicated, though it would be very difficult to do so.