GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith

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  • NielsBohron@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 year ago

    I’d say various conservative factions are at each of the first 4 steps (step three: claiming systemic racism doesn’t exist, step four: “why should I be held responsible for something that my ancestors did?”)

    • Black AOC@lemmygrad.ml
      31·
      1 year ago

      “Conservative factions”? Buddy, that’s all of whiteness. Doesn’t matter if they’re conservative or “american liberal”(conservative but an inch to the left), they will go directly to the “but I never owned slaves, why should I have to <x> <y> and <z>”