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Originally Posted by FromRussiaWithLove
Discrimination comes in many forms, not just racism, but also sexism, those with disabilities, etc. You think the only people to experience racism are blacks??? Try Jews, like probably a few of my ancestors who perished in the holocaust. You want to know real atrocities? Try having your ancestors burned in an oven, or how about gassed, shot in groups and thrown in mass graves? Slavery, though wrong, doesn’t hold a candle to this. You don’t see me going to tell today’s Germans to pay up for what my people have been through in the past.
What racism do blacks experience TODAY? There is a black man running for president, who also went to Harvard! Your entire argument fails here.
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There were many atrocities associated with slavery, and later racism.
Are you at all familiar with the lynchings, rapes, and other abominations that have been perpetrated against blacks in this country.
No, it was NOT an organized attempt at genocide.
Whose pain was worse? I don't think anyone can answer that in a just fashion....
What racism do blacks experience today? Here is a recent example:
James Byrd, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.