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> Unless you think the racism and sexism is a key part of what enabled economic mobility and prosperity for others...

It is an historical fact that women and minorities were excluded and discriminated against in the 1800s, and that this was to the benefit of white men.

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canad...

https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-chinese-exclusi...

https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/rock-springs-massacr...

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-doc...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradwell_v._Illinois

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Contract_Labor_Law

Instead of concerning yourself with other people and trying to guess their views so that you can criticize them, you should educate yourself.

parent ElProlactin 1 month ago

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