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[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

If racism just sprang from the ground or from defects in people's souls, that would make sense. Racism is a superstructural tool of capitalism. It's a little more obvious how the two are in union when you look at things like the Transatlantic slave trade, but keeping black people as an underclass serves in capital's interest to this day.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world -3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Racism is a superstructural tool of capitalism.

That's ridiculous. So many explicitly racist movements have also been explicitly capitalist. Racism is a tool of tribalism and collectivism. Capitalism is an individualistic system.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So many explicitly racist movements have also been explicitly capitalist.

Probably forgot an 'anti' in there, judging by the rest of your comment, but your typo is very right.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Probably forgot an ‘anti’ in there

Yep

but your typo is very right.

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