It has been very obvious that the other side wants to erase the 20th Century and usher in Jim Crow 2.0.
Social Conserv. 📚 (@bookkeepPLUS) posted at 10:07 AM on Sat, Dec 07, 2024:
I will argue that the racism of today is more sinister than in the past—not because it’s louder, but because it’s quiet enough to hide in plain sight, cloaked in language that sounds virtuous not only to the uninformed but even causing some black people to be led astray.
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We see it in the open attacks on diversity and equity programs, branded as unnecessary or even divisive. These attacks ignore the systemic barriers that such programs are meant to address. /2
It’s in the lawsuits against economic programs aimed at helping Black communities, such as policies designed to compensate Black farmers after decades of systemic discrimination. /3
These efforts are undermined under the guise of “equality,” erasing the history of inequity that created the need for them in the first place. They’re sold as noble crusades for “fairness,” when in reality, they’re just new ways to reinforce old hierarchies./4
We hear it in the rhetoric of “victimhood,” as if pointing out injustice somehow makes you weak. And let’s not forget the most glaring examples: the applause that erupts when Black people are killed in public, with offenders hailed as heroes under the guise of “self-defense.”/5
Or the countless innocent Black people killed by law enforcement, only for their deaths to be justified, excused, or ignored. These are grotesque celebrations of lives lost, disguised as justice. /6
As if everything mentioned above weren’t bad enough on its own, when you consider that the church is often on the front lines of perpetuating this modern form of racism, it makes it even worse. /7
This is the racism of today. It’s not the segregation signs or cross burnings of the past. It’s subtler, more insidious, and harder to combat because it hides behind a mask of moral righteousness. /8
And because it looks different, too many people are fooled into thinking it isn’t racism at all. /9
(https://x.com/bookkeepPLUS/status/1865427990894596594?t=xQnrgKI5l6xiFzkcNigOAw&s=03)
It’s only not racism, because they want to be in denial. They CHOOSE denial. It’s what they voted for.
Ronnie James Dios Mio (@BigBaldFred) posted at 4:16 PM on Sat, Dec 07, 2024:
I agree 100%.
It has been festering as the quiet, dark underbelly of white society in the US since the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
Just like Nazis didn’t just instantly disappear when WWII ended, White supremacists didn’t go away when the Civil Rights Act passed either.
(https://x.com/BigBaldFred/status/1865520667476770876?t=p3pDT6j_NLc6TKiVGASGnw&s=03)
Source: Open Thread | Looking At the Shadow of Jim Crow 2.0 Creeping Up On Us | 3CHICSPOLITICO

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