It IS an issue of race and forms of supremacy (with regards to gender, sexuality, societal class, position of power etc). Those are interconnected and are strong factors in oppression and injustice. You and I may not be held accountable for what is going on and it’s not OUR fault for what is going on just because we’re white. Examples : the Armenian genocide has nothing to do with the youth of Turkey. The Holocaust has nothing to do with the youth of Germany.
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That does not mean that the newer generation of Turks or Germans should not realize that what their ancestors did was wrong, barbaric and inhumane. On the contrary, history is crucial to be acknowledged for what it is with objectivity and caution.
What needs to be done is to face the facts. There is a distinct difference between a) acknowledging that yes, just because we’re white it doesn’t mean we’re to blame for what’s going on AND b) comprehending that BECAUSE we are white, we are undeniably treated differently in comparison to black people and other people of color. I’m not saying that that’s always the case and there are certainly exceptions to the general rule.
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