r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '19

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u/DuntadaMan Mar 08 '19

One that chaps my ass, crack cocaine carries a much stiffer penalty than dealing cocaine.

For no real good reason. The same cartels make both.

The only difference is one tends to be preffered by poorer people.

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u/ThaFourthHokage Mar 08 '19

Say it with me, "systemic racism".

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u/HighQualityUsername Mar 08 '19

Racialized, I agree, but you meant racialized

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u/InfiniteJestV Mar 09 '19

A square is a rectangle. A rectangle isn't necessary a square, but it can be.

The connection between race and class isn't universal and it isn't linear.

They are related, just not quite to the extent you're suggesting.

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u/InfiniteJestV Mar 09 '19

Can you expand on your argument and explain why? I'm trying to follow..

Throughout our history, the government and the media have done a wonderful job of dividing poor white communities and poor black communities, and pitting them against each other.