How do the disadvantages of people of color benefit middle-class or low-income white people, and how do racial resentment and dog whistle politics play into that? The “idea” that White people suffer due to the gains of people of color is a lie, and consider who benefits the most from this lie.
Slavery was one of the most profitable economic models, built on free labor from captured African people at little to no expense of slaveholders. Heather McGhee arguments and things to consider/ My takeaways Drawing on her personal experiences and extensive research, she argues while giving examples of how racism manifests itself in different areas, such as how it limits healthcare, education, the environment, housing, and other essential services and, in turn, costs money that harms all. She challenges the idea that racism is a zero-sum game by examining the hidden cost of racism to everyone. Heather McGhee gives us an eye-opening, easy-to-read, compelling, fresh look and something different to consider besides the treatment and discrimination against people of color.
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