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A comment on Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world. Parent comment

Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by macimumloam on Monday January 20, 2014 @10:39AM (#7089993)
I think privilege is definitely meant to get peopled dander up so that they discuss it. Also, as I understand it, the privilege isn't being white, its the average benefit that being white will yield you
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Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by JoeAltmaier on Monday January 20, 2014 @05:52PM (#7092244)
So, it gets white males upset, who have all the power. Not very constructive. Further the benefit is accrued through the actions of OTHER people. So who's the right one to educate?

I think the discussion is mostly confused and non-productive, when it resorts to using charged words over the correct ones, and seeks to insult those who admittedly wield more power.

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