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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
This is an interesting distinction. And I'm going to respond even though it's never a good idea, because I remember you posting about how screwed our approach to imprisoning people is.
If every single institution is set up to favor one group of people over all others, isn't voting "self-interest" inherently racist through willful blindness?
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I don't agree with that characterization. I don't think all systems are set up to favor one group over all others. It's more complicated than that.
But I do agree - voting for something you know will have a racist result is, well, a racist vote. I'd prefer racist-accomplice, but what's the difference, really?
Of all the reasons I could not vote for Trump, his "law n' order" dog whistle was the biggest. I didn't think Hillary'd do shit to help with justice reform either, however, so that issue didn't compel me to change my decision to go with "Option C."
But yes, I think any open-minded voter who votes R has to wrestle with the fact that he's supporting a justice system that's running a War on Blacks (and some other minorities, and poor people). I think most people reconcile it with, "The Democrats won't do much different in re justice reform." And in most regards, historically, that's been true.
Nobody gives a fuck about justice reform because nobody gives a fuck about victims of the justice system. They've nothing to donate, and no voice.
