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In reply to the discussion: Dear Whiny White People: Great rant from a Native American Facebook friend [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)I know that...but, I know I have personally been challenged at the polls...I carry a passport to the booth these days because of that. I am as white as they come, and have a very common British name.
You know why? I have an accent.
You know the best part? It did not happen in the south.
I will repeat what I wrote, we have a minority of whites...who want to keep the other under their thumbs. It is a race thing..it is a eugenics thing, and these folks, who sadly have political power...are your and my enemy. I don't mince words when I say that.
I recommend you read of the two exchanges with him.
And yes, if you go to a store with more melanin content your chances of being followed by security are that much higher...we know this...friends of hours have shown us this...you know how fast they start when they hear me talk to my mom in Spanish, or talk to my husband?
This is the problem. Creating walls. It helps this minority of power hungry...racists.