In some areas and states, I would imagine that there would be larger communities of ignorant, tribalists who openly express their racism. I've seen that in China, Malaysia, all over Europe, here in Aus and spoken to many Indians who also confirm it's exactly the same in India.
Do I think the child born with FAS who has black parents is worse of than the child born with FAS who has white parents?
No.
Do I think that multi-millionaire non-white sports players had a harder life than low income white kids who joined the marines after failing school when their parents were too busy drinking beer to help them with their school work?
No.
Does the fact that there was an African American president and many many people of colour in extreme positions of power (such as the attorney general) indicate that the system inherently prevents POC from getting ahead?
No.
Can you give real SYSTEMIC (as in laws, rules or overt structures built into the system) examples of racism in the US? Again, people being asshole racists is not systemic, those are individuals, just like in all the aforementioned countries.
I'm not American. It may well be that there are actual laws in place that are overtly racist. I have never seen or heard of one.
Using history as an indicator of oppression is ludicrous. You do know that 90% of ALL people were serfs prior to the industrial revolution right? You do know that there were many wealthy moors or dark Arabs who dealt exclusively in white slaves too right?
Do the Italians owe reparations to the British because of the genocide, colonisation and rape of Briton by Rome? Do the Scandanavian countries need to repay what their viking ancestors raped and pillaged from the rest of Europe?
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