Capitalism is the root of racism, high key

[ISO]

Racism is different from having disdain for exogroups. When the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans described the barbarians, they relegated their differences to culture and practices without implying that they were natural differences between men.

Plus if war and conflict are endemic to the world, association and partnership between groups existed throughout the ages. Ancient Greeks had nothing but reverence towards Ancient Egyptians as Herodotus, Aristotle, Pythagoras, etc shared in their writings, despite the differences in "tribe, religion, phenotype".

Not only the segmentation of the world in races is a recent thing, it's different from basic xenophobia. It's saying that entire segments of people across cultures, ethnicities and localizations can be grouped together in one category and classed relatively to other categories built the same way according to arbitrary characteristics. Immutable characteristics that'll define their attitude to their aspects to their intelligence and ability in all areas. That's a whole different cat.

It’s only different because you’re making it out to be. When the Europeans described Native Americans and Africans they too pointed to culture and practices as justification.

 

[Spade281]

Africans were sold to feudalistic plantation owners in the name of making money

A civil war was fought in which up to a million lives were lost in the name of making money

Jim Crow laws were passed to imprison and heavily fine black people in the name of making money

Black people were systematically killed to get rid of competition in the name of making money


Police are called to ritzy stores to keep poor Black folks from visiting in the name of making money

The very fact America doesn't have universal healthcare, free or low cost college, good maternity/paternity systems, higher minimum wage, more vacation time in the name of making money


this BS economic system dd not just ruin the United States but it also hugely affected much of the world. Just look at the hacienda system in Latin America and colonialism in Africa and Asia and the extermination of idigenous peoples all over


If you are a POC and a full blown capitalist, in my opinion, you are a c00n

Well back when America was more capitalist and more racist (pre-1950), the wealth gap between Blacks and other groups was a lot smaller. What we're in now is not capitalism. This current economy is more like a monopolistic economy with shades of communism thrown in. This all started with the great mergers and acquisitions which accelerated after JFK was killed off to make way for this plan. We literally have 6 major media companies nowadays when it used to be 5x that.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

It’s only different because you’re making it out to be. When the Europeans described Native Americans and Africans they too pointed to culture and practices as justification.

I can't make out historical nor sociological facts, or you'd be able to point out the falsifications.

Yes, culture and customs are also an element of racism. The specter is much larger though. When you involve genetics and differences in the nature of man, he isn't born in a culture you don't appreciate; the culture is born in him, due to his "irredeemable" nature.

Ancient Romans believed in the assimilation of conquered people in the better culture to "elevate" them. You can't elevate an inferior race.

Romanization (cultural) - Wikipedia

 

[Low End Derrick]

Racism, xenophobia, tribalism, etc. all pre-date capitalism.

Stop this.

 

[EndDomination]

Richard D. Wolff - How Racism Is an Essential Tool for Maintaining the Capitalist Order | Brave New Europe

 

[Ayo]

Richard D. Wolff - How Racism Is an Essential Tool for Maintaining the Capitalist Order | Brave New Europe

Took economics with this dude. One of my most memorable courses.

 

[Vandelay]

If we're going by the definition of racism, yes. Institutions were built and maintained based off of the belief that black people were inferior. And with those systems, a large part of the wealth and power of the US was created.

Bigotry and prejudice existed long before western capitalism however.

 

[KneeGrow.]

Fascinating that for some critiques of capitalism automatically = an embracing of communism/Socialism

nikkas telling on themselves

 

[HellRell804]

If you're talking socialism and communism but you're not willing to pool your money with like minded people and live in a communal state you're a hypocrite of the highest order.

It's always the most useless people in society advocating for socialism/ communism. Society can survive without human services graduates, cubicle jockeys, and lazy buns.

But you're smoking crack if you think farmers, oil rig workers, high voltage electricians, construction workers etc. Even down to cable men and ditch diggers. Basically anyone with a high stress high risk job, is going to continue to go to work everyday and bust their ass while you sit at a computer for 30 hours a week reading the coli and reap the same rewards.

 

[horizon]

The proud capitalists aka temporarily embarrassed billionaires swarmed in here

 

[horizon]

Why does the Coli defends capitalism so much?

Cacs, c00ns, and the TLR retards breh

 

[JadeB]

Cacs, c00ns, and the TLR retards breh

Capitalism is such a strong force, it's scary

 

[cobra]

Slavery is the root cause of racism, not capitalism.

It existed millenia before there was even such a thing as capitalism.​

This doesn’t make sense because racism was devised as a social construct during the Renaissance

also Romans, had mostly white slaves

 

[Blessings]

Nope

 

[DEAD7]

Op you bought a onlyfans from a sloppy built treh. And you're complaining about economic systems? Sit yo ass down lil nikka.