Will White People Settle for Racism?

I know this is a heavy question, but it’s a question that needs to be asked. In a country where full-throated racism is being barked from the highest halls of government to Christian houses of worship all over America, we are being inundated with racism. Not subtle micro-agressions, but some of the most vile musings we have heard in our lifetime. Things that would make the late segregationists Govs. George Wallace and Orval Faubus blush.Why this clearly orchestrated infusion of racism into America now? Well, it’s a tried and true strategy. Whenever the wealthy have consolidated power and resources en masse via politics and economic policies, there was always the need to placate the masses and their go-to strategy was ramped up levels of racism.Well… that leads us to the question for this podcast. In a time when we’re experiencing the largest, orchestrated re-distribution of wealth in American history, the trampling of Constitutional Rights, the elimination of essential government services, the military being deployed against American cities and so on and so on, “Will white people settle for racism?”The R3 Podcast is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ther3podcast.substack.com/subscribe