I mean, only in individualized contexts, one act of racial prejudice can be worse than another but neither as bad as the racism. I mean, a black person killing a white person because of color is worse than denying a job to a black person and it is certainly true with the colors switched (and possibly worse because of "racism" as defined in the context being stated) but neither is as bad as racism as a whole and the racism exists where the side is strongest. I still don't think a "system" is necessarily racist because it has power because it could be diverse and fair but ours isn't. That's all.
The systematic racism does make sense and I acknowledge that it exists.
I avoid ad hominems at all costs. I will typically ignore all future posts as soon as it may rear its head. I guess I do need to understand more the months of discontent and I'm sure there are very valid reasons for it. Really, just checking in to agree with everything you've said and I wanted to clarify that I agree, racial prejudice can never be more harmful than racism as it exists now. As long as we have capital punishment, it definitely is. Oppression is too. However, if there is "very very subtle/slight" turned up noses and a lot of killings by the oppressed in response, I think it can be debatable at that point. In the general context that can be true. It isn't in any contexts that I know of now though. I think racism is quantifiable by sum of harm as well as fears and emotions of people horrified/oppressed by it.
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Date: 2005-12-14 03:27 am (UTC)The systematic racism does make sense and I acknowledge that it exists.
I avoid ad hominems at all costs. I will typically ignore all future posts as soon as it may rear its head. I guess I do need to understand more the months of discontent and I'm sure there are very valid reasons for it. Really, just checking in to agree with everything you've said and I wanted to clarify that I agree, racial prejudice can never be more harmful than racism as it exists now. As long as we have capital punishment, it definitely is. Oppression is too. However, if there is "very very subtle/slight" turned up noses and a lot of killings by the oppressed in response, I think it can be debatable at that point. In the general context that can be true. It isn't in any contexts that I know of now though. I think racism is quantifiable by sum of harm as well as fears and emotions of people horrified/oppressed by it.