• GataZapata@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    As a European, the apparent fixation on race much of the US seems to still have (judging by media I See) is weird and extremely anachronistic. Why would you not look at socioeconomic status instead?

    Its good if you guys use new metrics now. I’m not sure it really was good enough-I wouldn’t know, but I can’t imagine

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      Because a culture of shared suffering is the only coherent cultural divide left in America. Every other culture has mixed and blended such that it isn’t completely obvious you are with one group or another unless you are suffering as part of that group. Even some rich people look poor and poor people can look rich.