Immediately after this she also says that short-term gains & geopolitical power (ie USA).
She just says that racism allows such a system to even exist.
she’s not wrong, if it were white people that were being killed there would be more reaction
heck, trump made up a white genocide in south Africa just to make them look bad
She’s right.
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the full quote, which is actually quite accurate and succinct:
“Because of racism, that’s the simple answer I would say. Racism, and uh, basically, desperately trying to defend a destructive deadly system, that systematically puts short term economic profit, and to maximize geopolitical power, over the well being of humans and the planet. And right now it’s very very difficult to morally defend that, it is impossible, but still, they are desperately trying which is… absurd is not the word, but there are no words to describe it.”
I love that Greta’s very existence triggers the right. You may not agree with her methods, but it’s undeniable that she gets attention on the issues she finds important. She’s doing more than me and anyone I know for issues I find important, and I admire her for that.
AIPAC
What does that mean?
