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Solly Mack

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11. America has committed atrocities before. It has violated the rights of people. It has targeted certain groups of people.
Wed May 21, 2025, 12:46 PM
May 21

It has arrested and detained people for no other reason than being of a certain ancestry. Racially profiling black and brown people isn't the least bit rare.

So, yes, that sounds like America.

Black people can be murdered in America simply for existing. That means living in terror every single day. Doesn't mean you stop going about your life, but it does mean you remain aware of the risks.

Trump didn't invent racism in America. Yes, he uses it and exploits it to his advantage, but the racism was already there.

Yes, he is a racist - but he ain't the only one.

Oh, it is absolutely horrible what Trump is doing.

No question about that.

But fact is a lot of people in America live in fear of other Americans and what governing authorities (like law enforcement agencies) can do to them and get away with it.









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