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I fail to see the relevance of race on this context. Its like they want to pit us against each other but this is a class issue. Its us vs the oligarchs and they are presently winning
Musk comes from South African apartheid blood money. His grandfather moved to the country because he liked said apartheid, iirc.
The US also suffers from an abhorrent history and current climate of racism on top of its deeply ingrained classism.
Not sure how deliberate the choice was, but exploiting and hurting marginalized communities seems to be a honed skill of the Musk family (not counting his kids who disowned him ofc, especially his daughter)
Edit: Yep, I was right. From Wikipedia:
We're talking about America here. Everything is a race issue. Its almost apartheid.
I guess the turbines were build near a neighbourhood that mostly houses black people.
Yeah OK, I take your point.
I don't disagree with that. Generally the way I see it is the capitalists love identity based politics cause it divides us but really we have a lot of common struggles. I'm not saying I am going to pretend to understand totally what its like to be black in America and I see that are different challenges but I don't want to lose focus on the primary issue which is wealth inequality
Yeah it's a class issue. Being white alone won't get you in their club. But they also really hate darker skinned people and go out of their way to be extra shitty to them.
The two things aren't exclusive of one another.
You mean like the CEOs of Microsoft and Google or?
They definitely don't hate people of Indian decsent as much as they hate african-americans. And a few successful people with darker skin does not indicate that the regular people are treated fairly?
I suspect its more to highlight musk's contribution to systemic racism and race-based inequality than to try and divide us by color lines. In an ideal world, racist shit like this should unite us even more through our shared disgust at how abhorent their behavior is.
I don't know how they are winning. I haven't given them any of my money.
They are winning if nobody makes them tear down such illegal constructions.
I guess it's easier to ask for forgiveness (pay a fine) than it is to get permission (acquire a permit).
Does the environment care about a fine?
Well, I know the fine doesn't care about the environment, if that helps.