• @Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    It’s not as if it’s some obscure, hard-to-find conclusion that this stuff never ever goes well

    “White People” would very much beg to differ. Hell, we have an example of an extreme minority using racism and bigotry to remain in power in ways that outright shit on the fundamentals of the country they claim to be serving. And this includes actively trying to kill a man by hiding his firefighting tools from him.

    Having armed thugs who will beat on and keep anyone who tries to stand up for themselves into submission is how you maintain power. And thugs will gladly support that if it means they are a bit above their others. Same with everyday people who decide they want to support the thugs because it means they’ll be a notch or two above the people who lost eyes to “rubber bullets” or were permanently crippled by broken bones. And so forth.

    And “White people” is obviously not the entire story. Plenty of African and Middle Eastern warlords and the like use the same tactics. Hell, the CCP are actively engaging in genocide and mostly it is just the right wing propaganda channels who care enough to even acknowledge it (and they mostly just want an excuse to beat on asian people). But the fact that the “ethnicity in power” on 5 or 6 continents can be traced to rich europeans says a lot. Because people love “peace and safety” and don’t care how many people get their faces caved in with a baton to get it… until it is their face being caved in.

    • @ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Why don’t they care until it’s them? Why do others care? And I know it’s not exclusive to white people, I’m just talking about the white people in that town because that’s what’s relevant here. Why prioritize getting and maintaining power over others over human lives? Why do others not? Why do people want notches above? I… I don’t get it. It just leads to more questions ~Cherri