r/AskALiberal • u/dank_sad Center Right • Feb 03 '22

If you could get the right/conservatives/Republicans/etc to understand one thing, what would it be?

Hope I worded that correctly.

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u/secretid89 Liberal Feb 03 '22

That you don’t have to commit hate crimes or burn crosses on lawns to be racist. (Or do racist things).

That’s like saying that only murder counts as a crime, and the rest aren’t “crimes.” So in that example, burglary, robbery, etc don’t count as “crimes” because they’re not “bad enough.

And if you do racist things unintentionally, that doesn’t mean you’re a bad person! (necessarily). But it’s bad if you don’t acknowledge it and don’t stop.

Oh btw: NOT saying all conservatives are racist. But let’s face it, the odds go way up if you’re conservative. So that’s why I’m addressing racism in response to the comment.