There's nothing "murky" about systemic racism if one has enough familiarity with the concept. You don't have to be able to identify the reasoning behind every single instance of casual racism in order to prove it. The overwhelming amount of historical evidence that exists already provides more than enough proof.Melee_Sovereign wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:12 pm The problem with the idea of "institutional" racism is, for one, these days, it has a very murky and loose definition. It can mean racist policies (which is illegal). Or it can mean the more murky and rather unfalsifiable things you describe (all the little behaviors and micro-aggressions) which is difficult to prove, and often conflated with issues that have nothing to do with race. Basically, you can accuse any society of being institutionally racist regardless of what it really is. And you can accuse anyone of having "little behaviors and micro-aggressions" regardless of what they do. Everybody is guilty. And because the accusations are unfalsifiable, everybody is guilty always until the end of time.
And again, when dealing with racism or any other form of systemic oppression, the intentions or reasons behind an individual's actions are not nearly as important as the action itself.