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Yeah people say 'Oh poor racists, they are just uneducated and don't know any better.', like there aren't racists running around with a Harvard degree. It's really easy to condemned open racism and then pat yourself on the back for doing the right thing. Real racism is quiet, for a racist to pretend that their not, is easy, because the payoff is that they can do way more damage behind the scenes. It's like a cancer. You can't just put a bandaid on it and call it a day. Cut it out or kill it and then check regularly if it hasn't come back, don't let is spread over a whole state. Pouring money into education will only give you educated racists, which is arguably even worse.
I'm so sick of this 'wining the battle losing the war' kind of bullshit. It's always the same - racism, nazis the bourgeoisie. There's always blood but then a few 'not so bad ones' are spared and that shit grows back like ivy and becomes more systematic with every step. You know how many times I've watched the news and thought 'Ah shit, looks like the Nazis won at the end anyway.'? How many people died in wars just for little Timothy still be gunned down in the streets for a parking ticket. How many people died to see people still waving swastikas in the streets. How many people threw themselves against castle walls under hunger and disease for people to say 'Yes daddy Elon, you did everything by yourself and your workers shouldn't deserve any pay, you're the king.' Each time you think we are done with this shit it comes back.