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JJ Young's avatar

It's a bit surreal to see this class on systematic racism, especially considering just last week, Texas lawmakers passed a series of bills that basically amount to further voter suppression. One of the bills allows the secretary of state, who Abbott appoints, to remove any local election officials for "good cause." These bills combined target "large urban areas," which mainly are intended for Harris county that has a large non-white population and has turned blue in recent years. I think it's sad that when a number of amendments to the Constitution entitle ALL of us to vote, we're still fighting to make that a reality. And when the voices of some of its citizens are so easily silenced, it's no wonder we have inequality and resulting racism.

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Donald Hodgins's avatar

It's evident society can't deal with everyone being equal, for some reason it seems people need a teared social system in order to feel good about themselves, one in which there exists a level beneath the one they occupy. I call it the blame level, a group that catches all the flack for the negatives experiences by the more fortunate groups. Its a shameful trait that has existed since the beginning of time, and we seem to revel in it.

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