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Originally Posted by dc_dux
No other immigrant group was brought here by force and lived through 200 years of institutional racism that still persists in many areas.
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This is the crux of the issue right here. Sadly, the US as a whole is so dysfunctionally obsessed with rugged individualism that it's impossible for many to comprehend that what was done to parents and grandparents, and even great grandparents, has an effect on the upbringing, opportunities, and life of the child. We're even seeing this on the biological level as we continue to learn more about epigenetics. It shouldn't be hard to recognize that it also exists culturally.