Enlil said:

Are you asking how it manifests itself?  Or how it came to be that way?

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The Ecstatic said:

Do you think the national socialists in early 30's Germany ran for parliament on the Holocaust?

If you're a nazi, you have to stay on the edge of the Overton window. That way, the centrists will defend you and give you cover until you get enough power to expel them too.

have you never heard the "first they came for the socialists" quote? it exists for a reason.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...

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Quote:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

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Enlil said:

Can you give me an example of anything on planet Earth that isn't limited?

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your pedantry

starfire_xes said:

I just how it manifests itself so I can get privileged in this world.

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Enlil said:

starfire_xes said:

I just how it manifests itself so I can get privileged in this world.

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You already are.  You don't have to do anything.  It manifests itself in thousands of ways, but here are a few:

1. When you apply for a job, your resume doesn't get rejected based on your name.
2. When you get pulled over, you get the polite cop who doesn't cut your seats open looking for drugs.
3. When you walk into a Walmart, the employees don't watch you like a hawk.
4. When you shop for a car, they don't ask to run your credit and job history before you go on a test drive.
5. When you go to a restaurant, they don't try to put you in an out of the way corner.
6. When you go to rent an apartment, you enjoy lower security deposits and credit score requirements.
7. If you are convicted of a crime, you get a shorter sentence.


That's just a few examples.  There are many more, though.  You probably rarely go a day without enjoying the benefits of your white privilege at least a few times.

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starfire_xes said:

That is nonsense.

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Enlil said:

starfire_xes said:

I just how it manifests itself so I can get privileged in this world.

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You already are.  You don't have to do anything.  It manifests itself in thousands of ways, but here are a few:

1. When you apply for a job, your resume doesn't get rejected based on your name.
2. When you get pulled over, you get the polite cop who doesn't cut your seats open looking for drugs.
3. When you walk into a Walmart, the employees don't watch you like a hawk.
4. When you shop for a car, they don't ask to run your credit and job history before you go on a test drive.
5. When you go to a restaurant, they don't try to put you in an out of the way corner.
6. When you go to rent an apartment, you enjoy lower security deposits and credit score requirements.
7. If you are convicted of a crime, you get a shorter sentence.


That's just a few examples.  There are many more, though.  You probably rarely go a day without enjoying the benefits of your white privilege at least a few times.

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