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Re:Poor in Tech by istjohn on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @01:42PM (#27211882)
Opposition to welfare is not racist per se. But it has been used by politicians and pundits in the US as a dog whistle to drive a racial wedge between white and Black Americans. It's not explicit, and that's the point [0].

0. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwa...

Re:Poor in Tech by bluecalm on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @04:18PM (#27213934)
Yeah, it has been used but the way the argument goes it's impossible to form an argument against a welfare program without being painted a racist.

What I mean is that a line of reasoning so often used these days: "this affects race X more therefore it's racist/racially motivated" is just incorrect thinking.