Comment on If everyone spontaneously became the same race the world would realize that the rich are the real problem

abekonge@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Virtually all racism boils down to colorism

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  • sulgoth@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Don’t forget that people hated the Irish too. Color ain’t the only reason.

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    • lonefighter@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I remember a little while ago when it was in the news for a very short time that they found several mass graves in PA of Irish who were brought over to be indentured servants. I don’t remember if they had determined what the cause of death was, whether it was illness or murder, but it stopped being news pretty quickly because no one really cared.

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      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Cholera, mostly, but also violence. It says they were turned away from getting help because the locals feared contagion, so perhaps that’s some of the violence. They also made practically no money but had a generous whiskey allotment, which would likely contribute to violence. They were working on Duffy’s Cut for some time, and the mass grave has been described as a garbage dump for bodies, not like they were lined up and shot or something, not that it makes it any better. smithsonianmag.com/…/irelands-forgotten-sons-reco…

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• FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Where people draw racial lines is arbitrary. I guess it is largely defined by skin colour and culture

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