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[nolly]

Will Shetterly says:
If we fight racism, we're accepting the enemy's battleground and the war will last longer. I think the way to end racism is to ignore it and fight poverty. I agree that racism is a tool of the rich. Its purpose is to distract us from the real issue: privilege.

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[nolly.livejournal.com]

Racism is still a problem, but not like it was 40 years ago.[1] It seems to me that classism is a much more serious problem now, one that needs to get much more focus thaqn it does. Because race and cass are entwined, and because we're used to thinking about race, there appears to me a tendency to point at class issues and say "Look! Racism!" Focusing on the larger issue of privilege, regardless of race, would make it easier to see the remaining tendrils of racism, in my opinion.

[1] I wasn't there, but I've read about it.

[ashi.livejournal.com]

I've often thought there is too much "crying racism" in some cases. This is pretty much what I was getting at and not finding words for. Thanks.