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Of course, racism is the source of every problem.
Let's forget the power that oil conglomerates and the automotive industry have on the government.
Racism, like a bunch of other biogtry, is an important tool these oligarchs exploit to stay in power and gain support from ignorant and under-educated poor people.
Yes "what's good for GM is good for America. " and so on. The runaway neoliberal capitalism is a huge problem, but racism is the true heart and soul of America.
Why was there white flight? Racism. Why did they want to build freeways? For white flight. Don't get cause and effect mixed up.
All these things are true and well documented. US housing policy is very much steeped in racism. Here's a video that sums it up pretty well:
John Oliver on housing discrimination
You can't ![] videos.
https://youtu.be/_-0J49_9lwc
So how do I videos?
I think you should put a text description:
Housing Discrimination: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Ok, changed it.
https://youtu.be/_-0J49_9lwc
Or https://youtu.be/_-0J49_9lwc without trackers.
Or video
Or https://youtu.be/_-0J49_9lwc
Fossil capitalism filled the niche that resulted from racial segregation.