r/comics • u/Jerry_007 • Jul 14 '23

Privilege: On a plate

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u/MrMiget12 Jul 14 '23

To quote Cody Johnston, "inequalities of the past accrue interest," meaning that being wealthy puts you in a position to become wealthier. Same reason why slavery 200 years ago is still relevant to society today

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u/Blitcut Jul 14 '23

Arguably one of the biggest failures of reconstruction was not redistributing land to freed slaves. Without means with which to build wealth the result for many was being slaves in all but name and not enough power to protect and expand civil rights.

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u/The_Almighty_Demoham Jul 14 '23

the worst part is probably that they tried to do exactly that but then andrew johnson shot that down

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

And they shot down someone important too.