We should have broke off with the south when we had the chance. But, no. We tried to play fair.
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Submitted 5 weeks ago by Buttflapper@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
People feel that their quality of life is going downhill and the propagandists presented an easy scapegoat to distract from the rich.
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
It never stopped, it was just quiet about it. But now apparently it is okay to be loud.
EABOD25@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Superiority complexes, hero complexes, tribalism, religion, influencers, up-bringing, predisposition…
Rottcodd@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Because people are miserable and desperate and they want to blame someone or something, and bigotry is simple and superficially satisfying.
And because some number of those who actually are to blame for their misery and desperation have self-servingly encouraged them.
carmanut@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Oh they were still racist. They just felt like they had to hide it. And now they no longer feel the need to hide.