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Isn’t racism a pretty good proxy for class?

PJ O’Rourke quipped, “Racism is very lower-class. Upper-class people are never racists; they’re anti-Semites.”

At universities this is especially true. Racism is not tolerated, anti-Semitism “depends on the context.”


Nah, "upper" class is just better at wording it in less obvious ways when being too open about it is not politically opportune.

No. Racism is used by the rich to divide the poor and keep them from fighting the rich that are actually exploiting them.

I've known plenty of wealthy racists, and there's one running the country right now, and i don't believe you at all regarding universities.


More like 70%



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