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Sephiroth1288 posted...

That_Happened posted...

Actually, I'm right. And it's not a matter of "all white people knowing each other." We don't have to. Whether you wish to believe it or not, networking helps white guys more than any other racial/gender group

How the hell do you figure

...I explained it repeatedly. How is it that you're still not able to follow?

1. We make up the vast majority of positions of power and authority and make most of the decisions about hiring/firing.
2. Some exceptions aside, our social circles and professional circles tend to be extremely white as well.
3. Our families (obviously) are mostly white as well.
4. Therefore, we know more people in those positions of authority, and most of us know a guy (or know a guy who knows a guy) who can pull some strings and push us to the front of the line when it comes to jobs. We also are more likely to help other white people below us because most of our relationships are naturally with other white people and not minorities. This is not something that happens for all of us, and this has nothing to do with "How Mal_Fet specifically (and dishonestly) treats people" but statistically over the entire population it causes a huge gap between us and minorities.

And note that I'm not calling networking "racist" and I don't think we're somehow evil for it. But it's the nature of being a part of the majority group with the most power and influence. This has been documented in books by author Nancy DiTomaso ("The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism"), writings by Algernon Austin (director at the Economic Policy Institute), and various studies from Harvard and Princeton.
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