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by tawaypol 1540 days ago
It's not possible to be Racist towards White people in White majority countries.

"Racism" was invented by Trotsky: a Bolshevik who applied Karl Marx's ideas about class oppression to race. The idea behind Racism is that you have an oppressing race that is Racist towards the oppressed races. The English dictionaries have attempted to change the definition to mean something more like racial bigotry but that's not how people use it. The behavior of the policy makers who argue for this kind of thing still matches Trotsky's ideas.

If you don't like this then stop using their words, what you want to talk about is called "racial bigotry."

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Whatever you want to call it: discriminating against someone because of their race is wrong.

Think about how that person feels knowing they are the most qualified to do a job but don't get that job because they were "born the wrong way."

Imagine what that does to the democratic discriminated against: puts them back for generations.

You are wrong. Racism is prejudice or discrimination against people (or a person) due to their race or perceived race. White is a race so it is possible to be racist against whites.

Trotsky did not invent racism. People discriminated against others due to their race before Trotsky was even born.

I don't care if you want to call it racism or racial bigotry or whatever. It exists and it can happen against all races, by any race, in every country.

This seems like the exact opposite of what I’ve experienced. For as long as I can remember, the term “racism” was used to describe behavior that was motivated by racial prejudice. You may be correct about the historical origin of the word, but I’ve only experienced this more structural definition within the last few years, and I think it’s safe to say from the anecdotal evidence available online that I’m not alone.