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Originally Posted by johnny o
last time i checked, almost exclusively, african american's were the only enthnic group that came to this country against their will and in shackles. while there were a few irish that came enslaved, it pales in comparison to the african slaves. does this help you understand?
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Yet if the goal is equality how is that going to be achieved if one group is allowed to segregate themselves by race?
Yes I understand there has been institutionalized racism in this country since the civil war and the abolition of slavery but how can the kind of self-segregation represented by groups who use race-based criteria be helpful?
Just trying to keep the dialogue going even though I should probably stop posting until I sober up a bit
