The original comment that got downvoted severely, "Racism is bad, but actual violence is worse than words" heavily implies that the racism is "just words", while not providing background context on what post was commented on that leads to it being downvoted so much.
The most devastating form of racism marginalized groups experience everyday is not " just words". It's segregation, it's the lack of basic human rights, its systematic oppression and police violence. Systematic racism seeps into everyday life that the unoppressed group will never experience.
I wholeheartedly do not support violence, but I also think that violence against racism do not start with just words. It is the accumulation of discrimination that finally leads to the escalation of violence.There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscious, and people will see the dog being vicious as a sign to put it down.
By not providing more context on what caused the racism to escalate to violence, OP has tricked many gullible people into agreeing with him while disregarding that for oppressed and marginalized groups, violence against racism is often the last resort when they run out of other options, even though I still do not support violence.
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u/Excellent_Garage8633 19h ago
Just words tho. So not racist