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2016 Postmortem

artislife

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7. I think you can be racist without capitalism

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Wed Sep 30, 2015, 01:07 AM

Sep 2015

I think it is easier to keep capitalism going with racism...

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Which Evil CAUSES The other Evil? [View all] Ken Burch Sep 2015 OP

they exist independently, but racism is enlisted to support capitalism yurbud Sep 2015 #1

I think that is probably true. nt Live and Learn Sep 2015 #9

They can certainly exist independently jfern Sep 2015 #2

+1 daleanime Sep 2015 #5

Capitalism, or rather the love of money, otherwise known as greed, PatrickforO Sep 2015 #3

Capitalism lays all the groundwork for racism Scootaloo Sep 2015 #4

The root problem is assholes. cheapdate Sep 2015 #6

I think you can be racist without capitalism artislife Sep 2015 #7

Racism, capitalism and imperialism are all very closely linked systems of domination that reinforce Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #8

They are distinct concepts! delrem Sep 2015 #10

'Unfettered capitalism' is the words you should have applegrove Sep 2015 #11

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