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telling you youā€™re part of the problem because of your existenceā€¦ Itā€™s not hard to see how that can really impact oneā€™s sense of worth to the world.

I donā€™t mean to invalidate what youā€™re feeling, but thatā€™s what itā€™s like to be a minority in America. I have dealt with that in some shape or form for as long as I can remember. Sorry, I donā€™t have any answers, but I do empathize with you.

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Right. I explained in both of my previous comments that I understand that. I recognize that itā€™s a similar mechanism of action, and that relatively speaking, Iā€™ve got it good. Itā€™s really disheartening to see so many (the ā€˜leftā€™ not you) getting so close to understanding that -everyone- deserves to be treated with respect by the default, and somehow turning it into a zero-sum game where, for it to get better for some, there must be a class that suffers.

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Itā€™s not that there must be a class that suffers, itā€™s that there is.

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Is it necessary? If so, itā€™s a zero-sum game. Fine. Thatā€™s just going to encourage an endless cycle of warfare to be the class currently not suffering.

If itā€™s not necessary, if itā€™s NOT a zero-sum game, then why are we treating it like it is?

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