Racism is So Ingrained in America that Protesting Racism is Seen as Anti-American
This is what we mean when we say “systemic racism.”
What do you think of when you hear “Black Lives Matter”? Do you think of the movement for racial equity in America? Do you think of the organization that is beleaguered by scandal? Or do you think of a bunch of rabble-rousers who aren’t happy with what they have and want an unfair advantage that they don’t deserve?
If you picked that last one, hi Ron DeSantis, thanks for reading my work! I hope you stub your toe every day for the rest of your life!
When people who are protesting systemic racism are seen as anti-American thugs who think that they should have more than they deserve, that’s pretty telling. Racism permeates American culture from its very beginnings and is just as much a part of the country’s heritage as apple pie.
Early America was built on the back of mostly Black slaves who created much of the country we know with their sweat and blood. The American West was created in no small part thanks to Chinese immigrants who were taken advantage of and treated, if not like slaves, then close enough to be nearly indistinguishable. Indigenous Americans were brutally murdered and stripped of their homeland in favor of Manifest Destiny.
