Examples Of Systemic Racism

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@k_duncan98 Liberals believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all, so I don’t know what’s wrong with thinking this way. Now you say they believe in more than 50 genders: in what context you understand that? Socialism is the key to government? The terms ‘socialism’ and liberalism’ are used a lot nowadays especially with the whole Bernie Sanders thing. But you do know it’s two different ideologies, right? I bet you are too ignorant to even understand that? Yes, Blacks are oppressed. Have you ever heard of systemic racism? Racism embedded in all social institutions, structures, and social relations in our society I can give you some examples but are probably in denial, you wouldn’t understand. You just think you

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