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Originally Posted by fintstone
Yes. Although probably much less than almost any country with such a diverse mix as we have here.
One has to wonder why the pattern shows that the perpetrator is generally (statistically) another minority (or the same)...not the majority. Why do you think the "marginalized'" are so quick to hurt other "marginalized" people? Do you think it is cultural, educational, or socio-economic?
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British colonialism in America fostered a system advantageous to the ruling class while allowing immigrants begrudging liberties under the guise of "we know better". Native Americans were the first to feel that brunt - thereafter, a class structure that affected and was passed down to each new immigrant group.
The Brits didn't have anywhere near a majority when they decided to colonize the world. No. They didn't import their own countrymen to populate a country they just conquered to maintain power.
I sense a fear among the ruling party that once a "minority" population gains sufficient numbers, the tables will turn and they will then be oppressed. Yeah, that's a possibility. The wise solution for any govt. is to take steps so people aren't oppressed, that they feel the only recourse is to gain power and take revenge. That's why there's so much upheaval in other parts of the world. The ruling party has either done too little for their people and/or they've done too much to oppress them.
To continually blame minority groups for their station in life without bearing any responsibility for that situation is both myopic and ultimately self-defeating.