Theres enough racist people that hes a candidate

Thats it, lets stop putting our heads in the sand with ‘economic anxiety’

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capitalism is the primary cause and engine of racism. Racialism was invented in the 17th century alongside the mercantile transition into capitalism. Capitalism and Racism were born together and will die together, they are twins.

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This only makes sense if you define “racism” exclusively as “white supremacism”. But you’re not saying much at that point. You’re just saying racism as we currently experience it is a product of capitalism. Which, duh, everything is.

Racism existed before capitalism and can exist after. Examples: the Caste System, the Khmer Rouge. Shit even Christopher Columbus was about as racist as you can get and that’s right before capitalism kicks off. The Racialism you’re describing is just the ideological petina that capitalists put on their pre-existing racism.

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No I define racism as prejudice based of the system of racialism, which was invented in the 17th century.

Other forms of sectarian prejudice existed beforehand. Not racism

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racism didn’t exist before the 1600s

lol

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the system of racialism, which was invented in the 17th century.

And that’s somehow not White Supremacism?

Other forms of sectarian prejudice existed beforehand. Not racism

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The anglo saxons had apartheid laws against the celts in 6th century britain.

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Sectarian and ethnic strife are nothing new. The concept of “races” is the secret sauce that makes racism racism

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This is class reductionism right here. Racism was around long before the 17th century lmfao.

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No it was not, the concept of race was invented around this time. Perhaps you mean prejudice and ethnic sectarianism? That certainly existed. Race did not. Might behoove you to do some reading on this subject before pontificating with false confidence

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Lol, now you are just arguing semantics.

The celts were considered a race apart from the anglo saxons.

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