Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Joe Rogan Experience #1498 - Jon Stewart" video.
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@fraymond3
Issue is, most people don't have much of a choice- the 'lifestyle' comes later, but the core elements are done out of necessity.
If businesses refuse to open in high-risk areas (which just so happen to be black, courtesy of covenants and redlining) its residents have the choice of either waiting for hours on America's horrible transit system to work in a nicer area (which many do), or find local work that hasn't been out-competed by wealthier areas- drugs, sex work, drinks.
The 'echoes of racism' so often talked about are just the fact that, decades after the law itself was repealed, economic and racial distinctions still go hand-in-hand. Wealth (businesses, families) take time to build and establish, and redlining was only stopped in earnest during the '80s.
The black community was legally disallowed from accumulating wealth, so their lifestyle (coupled with the fact that businesses are still risk-averse) is a response to their economic condition. No one's taking away their agency by saying "victimhood", they just actively choose one of the few options they're given. It's either be a good citizen, or starve.
Hope that helps
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