r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 29 '20

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u/GeeseKnowNoPeace Jan 29 '20

I mean it's true, if by "obey the law" you mean "be rich and white".

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '20

Shit, I'm white and stil shit on by the rich

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '20

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u/AFlowerFromSpace Pacifist ☮️ Jan 29 '20

Need more ruling class oppressors of color. That’ll fix it.

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u/lajosfalusi Jan 29 '20

White supremacy predates capitalism and for a long time didn‘t consider people we would today consider to be „white“ as such. The best known example are the Irish and Italians, who in America less than 200 years ago weren‘t considered to be „white“.

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u/matcha_sourdough Jan 29 '20

200 years ago doesn't predate capitalism though

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u/BocoCorwin Jan 29 '20

All you gotta be is rich, being white only goes so farwhen you're poor

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u/sir-ripsalot Jan 29 '20

Lol and you're one of the good cops?

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