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I know the prevailing thought is that it was always there and just more visible now, but I think part of it is the proliferation of racist content on twitter and instagram influencing impressionable teens.
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US Politics 17w

xi.jinping

 I find the uptick in hatred towards black people and Jewish people in the past year very disturbing. It’s just important to remember this has probably been hiding in the woodwork for a while
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Anonymous 16w

The rise of right wing populism is directly behind all racism rn

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Anonymous 16w

I mean in general overt racism is just more commonly visible rn then it was in like 2009 Partially Trump but partially because online and anon material ofc

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16w

Right wing populism is only growing in popularity because the left has disavowed white voters in favor of foreign nationals. Even if the platform is wrong, people want to feel accepted and they feel more accepted by the right

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 16w

The left hasn’t disavowed white voters. White people just can’t stand the truth that part of their success in this nation is due not to their hard work but due to holding many minorities back and despite this disadvantage, these white people have to see many minorities more successful than themselves.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 16w

And rather than handle their failure, they opt to vote for people who will make it harder for minorities to be successful

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

I think Trump is more of a symptom than a cause, like if he didn’t exist someone else would be filling the same role

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