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In reply to the discussion: Fears of White People Losing Out Permeate Capitol Rioters' Towns, Study Finds [View all]pandr32
(11,553 posts)5. I urge people to read "Democracy in Chains" by Nancy MacLean
The best I've read that explains this problem from before the Civil War to now in a very readable way. It had been recommended once on Obama's reading list and so I nabbed it, and wow!
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Fears of White People Losing Out Permeate Capitol Rioters' Towns, Study Finds [View all]
DonViejo
Apr 2021
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Actually, the WaPo article cited Texans in areas that had seen the most loss of white residents.
Lonestarblue
Apr 2021
#14
I will bet VERY few of those arrested see any minorities that aren't watching their kids, ...
marble falls
Apr 2021
#16
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.
soothsayer
Apr 2021
#2
They don't realize immigrants are just scapegoats used by the real culprits, the rich and powerful,
LaMouffette
Apr 2021
#3
My mind is permanently blown that Tycoon Trump was able to convince his supporters that
LaMouffette
Apr 2021
#30
The NYT is the original source of the article. Which was then picked up and published by...
DonViejo
Apr 2021
#8
Knuckle draggers and tongue chewers don't have Rush anymore. The anger has been 35 years in making.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#20
Jesus I wish someone would fund me to come to such a blatantly obvious conclusion.
intheflow
Apr 2021
#26
Is everyone gobsmacked that the insurrection, at its core, was about race?
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#32