dude it's so depressing being non white in the USA and realizing just how DEEP white supremacy is ingrained into the whole fabric of Western™ society

I think something a lot of people who are from outside the USA or live in whiter parts of the country miss that is also extremely depressing: this place colonizes minorities that are born here. Like, I'm hoping the topic of the African and Indian refugees in Ukraine doesn't pop up on the news (it won't) because I know my family is going to say something extremely racist.

I used to not think race was a big deal but as I've grown older and interacted with more people I realize how much being non white disadvantages you and I almost felt like I was crazy because of how racism is less overt these days but no bruh a huge amount of people in this country white or nonwhite are racist/white supremacist as fuck

Pretty sure they've been taking lots of notes the last 30 or so years.

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Tempted to fly an Iraqi flag just to compensate

Disagree, the independent variable is "are we allied with them," not "are they white." Just refer back to demonization of "The Hun" in WWI, baying for Russian (white in America) blood, "This film is dedicated to the brave Mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan" against the (white) USSR, etc. Of course we're not going to root for Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and other countries we and our allies are bombing.

A propaganda system will consistently portray people abused in enemy states as worthy victims, whereas those treated with equal or greater severity by its own government or clients will be unworthy. The evidence of worth may be read from the extent and character of attention and indignation. We will show in this chapter that the U.S. mass media’s practical definitions of worth are political in the extreme and fit well the expectations of a propaganda model. While this differential treatment occurs on a large scale, the media, intellectuals, and public are able to remain unconscious of the fact and maintain a high moral and self-righteous tone. This is evidence of an extremely effective propaganda system.

- Manufacturing Consent