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by doctor_eval 2091 days ago
> "Aboriginal people just commit more crime" is a factual statement about how many aboriginal people committing crime

The statement "people who have been abused continuously for 200 years commit more crime" might be true, and is not racist. [0]

The statement "Aboriginal people just commit more crime" is true only because Aboriginal people have been abused continuously for 200 years.

If you single out the race but leave out the cause, then the statement is clearly racist.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations