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In the early post-civil rights years, the New Right learned to make use of the deep-seated racism of the White working and middle classes, without explicitly advocating racial “backlash.” The rise of code word strategies was the first attempt at this. It was an effort to race-bait less explicitly, while making full use of the traditional stereotypes. Code words like “get tough on crime” and “welfare handouts” reasserted racist tropes of Black violence and laziness, often without having to refer to race at all.
But the use of code words was ultimately inadequate. Code words could not mobilize a mass base for racial reaction, especially one that would incorporate not only Whites of the Jim Crow South but also centrist Whites across the nation.
In order to reach out further, the New Right developed the ideologically grounded reverse racism (or reverse discrimination) framework. This took shape over the 1970s. Reverse racism had several advantages over code words. The most important of these was the claim that racially inclusive reform policies—notably affirmative action—were unfair to Whites: they were portrayed as “punishing” Whites who were merely seeking a job, admission to a university, or a federal contract. In seeking to overcome the legacy of past racism, it was charged, ostensibly anti-racist policy and state actions were themselves guilty of racism with Whites as the “new victims.”
What whites call each other is none of my business. I don't consider it for a minute.
So yeah...we blacks call each other "brother." I know I do. It's protocol. Am I supposed to feel bad about it or something? Lol
I don't care how you feel. I agree that's how the world works in the business sector.
I was pointing out the fact that your statement ESPECIALLY white people was incorrect.
LMAO Great hypocritical post. Affirmative action IS the very definition of racial discrimination.
Meh...Affirmative action in this country ain't that old.
Whites had a couple hundred years head start with their AA program called systematic institutional oppression of non whites. So I'll give AA at least half that time before I consider it some sort of evil.
What I've learned is that a lot of white people are more invested in their whiteness (and all of the assumed entitlements that come with it) than black people and other racial minorities are. And they'll do anything and everything to preserve white supremacy. However, we can't dare call their behavior racist, or it will hurt their precious feelings!
We've created a world in which we have racism without racists. Especially without white racists. That's why, even as he won reelection, President Obama lost white voters, 59%-39%.
I don't care how you feel. I agree that's how the world works in the business sector.
I was pointing out the fact that your statement ESPECIALLY white people was incorrect.
No it wasn't. Not even. It's totally correct. Couldn't be anymore correct.
Why you brought up the issue of what brothers call each other is beyond me. A slip I suppose. But gave it all away with that one.
Meh...Affirmative action in this country ain't that old.
Whites had a couple hundred years head start with their AA program called systematic institutional oppression of non whites.
Agreed but you mean because of the elites that made the laws. That was the cause. Always treat the cause. No tyranny from the elites, that includes the founders, no discrimination to the extent America had.
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So I'll give AA at least half that time before I consider it some sort of evil.
They don't speak or care for whites. They speak and care for each other, the elites.
Meh...I don't have time to separate white folks into groups relative to this topic.
To you, yeah, maybe they don't represent all whites. But I have no license or any right to say which whites can represent for other whites anymore than you can say which blacks represent the black community. That's not in my purview.
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