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"you talk about the individual but then go on to suggest things that are actually systemic"

Yeah, as Voice of Reason says below, I'm not denying that systemic racism exists. Not at all. I'm pointing out how useless it is to stop thinking at that point.

Systems are made up of or changed by individuals. Goals are made up of clear, measurable steps. Too much of the rhetoric today doesn't get anywhere close to addressing those details.

The individual aspects is just action. As I said, Martin Luther King was an individual. The people who run community programs are individuals. Politicians are individuals. Yes, voting matters too, but there's lots that individuals can do aside from that, big and small, to make a difference.

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