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sheshe2

(83,336 posts)
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:11 PM Aug 2017

White Privilege Kills in Charlottesville

Imagine this: What if the white right-wing thugs in Charlottesville had instead been African-American or Hispanic?

The police would not have shown restraint. They would have been joined by the National Guard and other forces. A bloodbath might well have ensued. The events in Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting of Mike Brown, demonstrate how America’s police respond to unarmed black and brown American who dare to engage in civil disobedience and protest. People of color with guns or other weapons would be shown no mercy.

What if the white right-wing thugs in Charlottesville had been First Nations people?

As occurred last year at Standing Rock, they would have been treated brutally. Unarmed and peaceful Native Americans (and their allies) who tried to stop a toxic pipeline that will pollute the area’s water supply were attacked by a militarized police force and private mercenaries.

What if the white right-wing thugs in Charlottesville had been Muslims?

A national emergency would have been declared. The violence and killing in Charlottesville would instantly have been labeled as terrorism. Donald Trump would immediately have given a speech to the American people about the grave danger posed by this terrorist assault on the “homeland.” The full weight of the federal government would have been thrown against the Muslims running amok in Charlottesville.

These scenarios demonstrate a basic truth about the color line in America. The white supremacist rampage in Charlottesville last week was an example of white privilege in action — in the most deadly ways possible.


Read More: http://www.chaunceydevega.com/2017/08/white-privilege-kills-in-charlottesville.html

White privilege kills and our white privileged 'Resident embraces it. He has declared what side he is on. He is a white nationalist. white supremacist. bigot. racist. He is not the 'Resident of the people, he stands for white men and power and himself, that is all.
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