The United States of America is a racist country....true or false ? 🇺🇸

After last nights election, and the recent results in Georgia, and in Florida. It is obvious that the mental stronghold on certain segments of White America still have an impact that results in an unnecessary fear based on propaganda and division. It ain't that damn bad, ok. It could be worse. Do you agree, that the US is still to some degree a racist country.

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HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

How did it get like that? It wasn't the original intention.

Carazaa · F

@HairbrushDiva I think the USA have had people who have been racist from the beginning. I am a christian but I disagree with how the indians were treated when the pilgrims first came.

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@Carazaa Wasn't the USA created by settlers coming from various countries? I thought it was.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@HairbrushDiva It [b]was[/b] the original intention. Slavery was widespread. Black people didn't achieve emancipation until 1863 and were only counted in the census for apportioning as 3/5 of a person.

Carazaa · F

@HairbrushDiva I came from Sweden, where the government is christian for 1000 years and there was no corruption.

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@windinhishair So, whose fault was that?

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@HairbrushDiva Whose fault? The Founding Fathers, who set it up that way.

Carazaa · F

@windinhishair Frightening!

Carazaa · F

@windinhishair And the masses that are not wanting equality but freedom to use people!

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@windinhishair Why did they set it up that way?

daisymay · 51-55, T

Because they thought owning people was a cool thing to do. It's in the bible, after all. Right, @Carazaa?

What belabored point are you trying to get to, @HairbrushDiva?

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@daisymay That it was created as a league of nations to be equalitarian.

daisymay · 51-55, T

@HairbrushDiva Okay, and then what happened? We still have slaves in the USA today? Nope.

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@daisymay I don't know what happened. Something went wrong, obviously.

daisymay · 51-55, T

@HairbrushDiva Wait, what do you think is currently wrong? The fact that we had slaves or that now we don't?

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@daisymay Somehow this conversation has been twisted. It did not start off like that.

daisymay · 51-55, T

@HairbrushDiva Well, granted, I have been delivering epic smackdowns to deserving people and a little trigger happy, but I was just trying to clarify if you were trying to educate people about the evils of slavery or if you were going to segue into craziness.