It’s funny because the overt racists use this talking point to show how violent people of color are. Like, they can’t imagine anything else causing this unlikely distribution because they’re not currently in prison.
Conservatives don’t like any analysis of material conditions, that might make them uncomfortably question their world view. Way easier for them to blame it on ‘internal’ factors, like race or ‘culture,’ and justify their racism instead of acknowledging the systemic racism in our institutions
It’s funny because the overt racists use this talking point to show how violent people of color are. Like, they can’t imagine anything else causing this unlikely distribution because they’re not currently in prison.
Conservatives don’t like any analysis of material conditions, that might make them uncomfortably question their world view. Way easier for them to blame it on ‘internal’ factors, like race or ‘culture,’ and justify their racism instead of acknowledging the systemic racism in our institutions