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In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris agrees with Tim Scott that America not a 'racist country' but says must 'speak truth' [View all]PatrickforB
(14,573 posts)28. Well, I definitely know why she took this tack in her answer.
If she would have said, "Yes, the United States IS a racist country that is built on a history of slavery and genocide," that would have thrown some steamed veggies (as opposed to red meat... ) to our base, but can you imagine the blowback from hate-talk radio, FOX and all the rest of the right-wing noise machine?
Anyway, she got the message across about how we have to speak the truth about the history of racism here and its state today.
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Kamala Harris agrees with Tim Scott that America not a 'racist country' but says must 'speak truth' [View all]
brooklynite
Apr 2021
OP
What percentage of people have to be racists before the country is considered racist?
marie999
Apr 2021
#1
Yes-- Democrats try to do that and then Repubs freak out and then rile up the racists
LymphocyteLover
Apr 2021
#35
Not sure about the rest of the country but Texas is a racist state. I think the reason that
walkingman
Apr 2021
#3
"we want to unify the country, but not without speaking truth and requiring accountability"
Budi
Apr 2021
#6
This will be a difficult tack for V.P. Harris to maintain (and 'thrive' on,) imo.
elleng
Apr 2021
#9
Our govt had classes to teach about systemic racism and the Trump admin freaked out
LymphocyteLover
Apr 2021
#34
When the Supreme Court invalidated key provisions of the voting rights act, that has directly
JohnSJ
Apr 2021
#16
The important thing is to identify opportunities for improvement and take action
IronLionZion
Apr 2021
#18