• stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I agreed there is racism involved, but you don’t think if you or I rolled into town and signed up as mayor we wouldn’t face resistance? Small town xenophobia includes racism but extends beyond it too.

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      1 year ago

      Oh it absolutely can be both, but in this case it’s pretty clear it’s about race and not because of outsider.

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          1 year ago

          That’s been clearly explained at least twice already. Why are you sealioning?

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            1 year ago

            It’s been assumed as true, but no one has bothered to even try to explain how they can be certain that racism is the only factor at play. Anyone that’s lived in a small town knows small town bigotry is never cut-and-dried.

            But I know it feels more satisfying to go with the simplistic answer that it’s just plain racism and challenging that with nuance is never popular.