Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was making an attempt to say that she will not be racist, however she ended up sounding actually racist.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene: “I do know a ton of white folks which are as lazy and sorry and doubtless worse than Black folks I do know.” pic.twitter.com/9Qpyjt3WfC

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Greene mentioned, “Anyone’s unemployment has to do with dangerous decisions and private accountability, and once more that has nothing to do with pores and skin colour. I do know a ton of white people who find themselves as lazy and sorry and doubtless worse than black folks I do know, and I might not rent them as a result of they’re lazy. They’re sorry, and so they’re pathetic, and that has every thing to do with their dangerous decisions.”

The phrase most likely worse than black folks exhibits the inherent racism in Greene’s beliefs. She assumes that black persons are lazy and sorry and that there have to be one thing actually unsuitable with a white one who is even lazier and sorrier than a black particular person.

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Unemployment will not be attributable to dangerous decisions. If the largest employer on the town closes up, it’s not the fault of the workers who misplaced their jobs. Greene’s feedback are usually not distinctive of their racism and the assumption that the unemployed are answerable for their very own unemployment.

Neither of her factors had been true. The unemployed aren’t lazy, and normally, they aren’t in charge for not having a job.

The USA has an extended historical past of blaming and demonizing the poor. Marjorie Taylor Greene perpetuated this assault whereas additionally including a aspect dish of racism to the poisonous combine.

Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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