• jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    7 months ago

    So, I actually reviewed studies on racism for fun once (it was the pandemic and I was curious). Overt racism had decreased since the civil rights movement, but covert racism replaced it at similar rates iirc

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      7 months ago

      It would make sense that these racists never left or changed their views, especially the older generation. But good lord did the emergence of Trump on the national stage let these goons feel free to let their bigotry fly.

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      7 months ago

      I can’t decide if its better for it to at least be out in the open so we can denounce it, or if it was better when kept private and not openly practiced. One affects the hated group directly, but the other lets ideas fester and go unchallenged.