black people gained freedom. A lot of white people who were rich at their expense hated them for their freedom. They also saw them as inferior humans. This hate was passed through generations.
the CIA started a drug abuse pandemic in black communities intentionally.
black people were poor compared to white people. Being hated reduced their opportunities.
poverty and drug trafficking leads to higher crime rates.
a higher crime rate leads to more discrimination and less opportunities.
go back to step 4. It becomes a cycle.
So these people either hate them because their cultural heritage (which seems likely for Alabama) or because the black community has a higher rate of violence, which is also the fault of white people.
Then it just leads to “why project that onto Black people who aren’t committing crimes?” and “Why keep doing all the stuff that’s very clearly making it worse?” ~Cherri
I think the problem goes like this:
they enslaved black people.
black people gained freedom. A lot of white people who were rich at their expense hated them for their freedom. They also saw them as inferior humans. This hate was passed through generations.
the CIA started a drug abuse pandemic in black communities intentionally.
black people were poor compared to white people. Being hated reduced their opportunities.
poverty and drug trafficking leads to higher crime rates.
a higher crime rate leads to more discrimination and less opportunities.
go back to step 4. It becomes a cycle.
So these people either hate them because their cultural heritage (which seems likely for Alabama) or because the black community has a higher rate of violence, which is also the fault of white people.
Then it just leads to “why project that onto Black people who aren’t committing crimes?” and “Why keep doing all the stuff that’s very clearly making it worse?” ~Cherri