May 12, 2020 โผ ๐ โผ ๐ฌ
๐ฌ Adam Serwer writing for The Atlantic:
The implied terms of the racial contract are visible everywhere for those willing to see them. A 12-year-old with a toy gun is a dangerous threat who must be met with lethal force; armed militias drawing beads on federal agents are heroes of liberty. Struggling white farmers in Iowa taking billions in federal assistance are hardworking Americans down on their luck; struggling single parents in cities using food stamps are welfare queens. Black Americans struggling in the cocaine epidemic are a โbio-underclassโ created by a pathological culture; white Americans struggling with opioid addiction are a national tragedy. Poor European immigrants who flocked to an America with virtually no immigration restrictions came โthe right wayโ; poor Central American immigrants evading a baroque and unforgiving system are gang members and terrorists.