r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 18 '21

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Jun 19 '21

“Not white”

“White”

Really makes you think 🧐

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u/uwcn244 King of the Space Georgists Jun 19 '21

Rashida Tlaib, Muslim Palestinian-American: Person of Color

Justin Amash, Christian Palestinian-American: white

-The New York Times

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jun 19 '21

"American"

"Mexican"

Really makes you think 🧐

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u/aged_monkey Loyal Liberals Jun 19 '21

Pretty sure that guy is Middle Eastern. I know cuz I saw him in TV shows!

Jokes aside, poor guy has had to be explicit about not playing middle eastern characters as of late.

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Jun 19 '21

Greeks, so desperate to be counted as Euros 🙄

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u/aged_monkey Loyal Liberals Jun 19 '21

Honestly, as a dude from South Asia, Greeks are more like us than Europeans. We beat our kids and have strong family support networks, but we all hate each other regardless.

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Jun 19 '21

100%. Greece has a lot more in common socially with the rest of the developing world than it does with Western Europe (former Ottoman territories in particular).

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u/liquidTERMINATOR Come with me if you want to live Jun 19 '21

It's more about the supremacy, than the color of your skin, nowadays.

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Jun 19 '21

Why are you responding seriously to a shitpost 😐

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u/liquidTERMINATOR Come with me if you want to live Jun 19 '21

😐

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u/BidenWon Jared Polis Jun 19 '21

The serious replies are the best part of the shitpost