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0 pointsladidahh2mo ago0 comments

In the US, we have a living history of discriminatory policies based on race

https://www.thesidewalksymposium.com/blog/the-enduring-shado... , here is a quick overview of redlining in Memphis

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mhb2mo ago

Yeah. I've heard about it. So this wouldn't be a problem if it affected a different group of people?

Probably not because if it affected white neighborhoods, it either wouldn't be enacted, shut down after complaints, or receive enough bad press as to be shut down.

mhb2mo ago

That's a lot of assumptions. If they wanted that to be the point of the article they could have done it a lot more explicitly.

abenga2mo ago

It isn't affecting (and historically doesn't affect) the "different group" though. That's the point.

ladidahhOP2mo ago

It would be the exact same problem, and equally bad.

mhb2mo ago

I agree. Which is why I think that detail is not relevant and just a distraction.

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0 pointsladidahh2mo ago0 comments

In the US, we have a living history of discriminatory policies based on race

https://www.thesidewalksymposium.com/blog/the-enduring-shado... , here is a quick overview of redlining in Memphis

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mhb2mo ago

Yeah. I've heard about it. So this wouldn't be a problem if it affected a different group of people?

butlike2mo ago

Probably not because if it affected white neighborhoods, it either wouldn't be enacted, shut down after complaints, or receive enough bad press as to be shut down.

mhb2mo ago

That's a lot of assumptions. If they wanted that to be the point of the article they could have done it a lot more explicitly.

abenga2mo ago

It isn't affecting (and historically doesn't affect) the "different group" though. That's the point.

ladidahhOP2mo ago

It would be the exact same problem, and equally bad.

mhb2mo ago

I agree. Which is why I think that detail is not relevant and just a distraction.

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