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ladidahh 10 hours ago

In the US, we have a living history of discriminatory policies based on race

https://www.thesidewalksymposium.com/blog/the-enduring-shado... , here is a quick overview of redlining in Memphis

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mhb 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah. I've heard about it. So this wouldn't be a problem if it affected a different group of people?

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butlike 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Probably not because if it affected white neighborhoods, it either wouldn't be enacted, shut down after complaints, or receive enough bad press as to be shut down.

	▲	mhb 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's a lot of assumptions. If they wanted that to be the point of the article they could have done it a lot more explicitly.

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ladidahh 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It would be the exact same problem, and equally bad.

	▲	mhb 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I agree. Which is why I think that detail is not relevant and just a distraction.