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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1540893)5/31/2025 6:58:30 PM
From: Maple MAGA   Read Replies (1) of 1571124
 
"A dream they, or you, can fulfill by moving to Somalia or Sudan."

I am surprised and shocked at your level of racism and dog-whistle logic.

Implicit association with race or ethnicity, Somalia and Sudan are majority-Black, African nations.

Invoking them sarcastically in contrast to "tax slaves" (a phrase often used by libertarians or anti-tax advocates in Western contexts) suggests that if someone wants fewer taxes or less government, they should move to a "failed" Black or African country, which plays into racialized stereotypes about governance and civilization.

Your racist racial slur relies on coded language and stereotypes:

Somalia and Sudan are often used in Western discourse to imply chaos, lawlessness, and poverty.

The suggestion that one should "go there" implies a lesser status or uncivilized condition, which is inherently demeaning to the people of those countries.

It's also dismissive and mocking of any dissent from Western-style governance, especially from those critical of taxation.

Underlying premise of superiority, the rhetorical structure implies that Western society is inherently superior, and that the alternative (African nations) is laughably inferior, not on neutral or economic grounds, but culturally and civilizationally.

That framing has long historical roots in colonial and racial hierarchies.

The invocation of specific African nations to mock the idea of freedom from taxation relies on racialized and derogatory assumptions.

Your comment is racially charged and racist.
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