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| To many Americans, being patriotic means being white |
By Michael Tesler 2017-10-17
The New Legaist editor: True, NFL players choosing to kneel during the playing of the national anthem is “a matter of race” rather than “a matter of patriotism.” However, as it has been the tradition of the West ever since ancient Rome to rationalize class exploitation and oppression in racist terms, the matter of race in the U.S. has been played up and used as a camouflage by the real master of the nation, i.e., the 1% big capital oligarchy (most typically represented by the president sitting in the White House today) to cover up the real issue underneath, that is, the capitalistic politico-economic power relations upon which has been built the domination of this 1% over all areas of the country's social life -- the root cause of all crises threatening a secured and peaceful existence of the nation and the whole human community. |
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