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[–] killingspark@feddit.org -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

While there are many systemic issues that result in the disproportionate mass incarceration of African Americans, one needs to recognize this isn't done to eradicate them. The US needs and uses them to make the poor fight each other rather than unite and fight the rich.

One also needs to recognize that the US does not incarerate them just for being black. They have created a system that forces poor people into criminality and that also makes african americans disproportionally poor. It's deeply racist but there are still differences.

But I'm glad you agree it's a violent thing to do.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

one needs to recognize this isn’t done to eradicate them.

Ah, but we know that the incarceration of Uighurs is done to eradicate them, because, uhh... how exactly?