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Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by thelock85 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:20PM (#31175150)
>> Racism is still pernicious, but it's not fundamental.

How did you reach this conclusion in the face of 300+ years of verifiable, well-documented federal, state and local racist legislation and policies? If it’s pernicious now then it’s always been pernicious since generations have persevered irregardless of these policies… but that doesn’t make sense to me.

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Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by jollybean on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:52AM (#31190616)
Institutional racism really does not exist, and in general, people really are not racist. Obviously, subtleties exist, and there is work to do - but by and large, people are treated fairly in 2020, moreover, there are numerous 'affirmative action' programs in place to try to make up for the issues.
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