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U.S.-built Gaza aid pier faces numerous challenges, setbacks
New questions emerged over the future of aid for Palestinians in Gaza after United Nations officials warned Israel they might suspend aid operations if humanitarian workers do not receive additional protections. Meanwhile, U.S.-led efforts to deliver aid by pier have faced numerous problems since an installation in May. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has...
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That said, in most (if not all) societies there exist systematic differences in the image people have of people of a certain race. An easily digestible example: you are walking in a shady neighborhood late at night, and a 30 y/o male walks towards you. In what case are you going to feel more relaxed, more safe: if the male is white, or if he is black? I think most of even the least racist people among us will go with the former. Because the idea that "black people are more dangerous" is ingrained in us by the society, by the culture. And while it is based on the factual correlation (black people indeed have a higher fraction of violent criminals than white people in the US, for example), it does lead to differences in treatment in the situations where factual differences of this kind do not apply. And it also leads to a certain bias against all individuals, even those who are not a part of the referenced statistics.
Finally, it is a good rule of thumb to never use strong claims such as "X does not exist" when talking about societies and political systems. Almost everything exists everywhere to a certain extent. A more accurate statement supporting your view would be "White privilege does not exist on a significant scale". Otherwise, both white and black privilege exist on some level, and almost everyone who lives in an area having a lot of people of both races can think of examples of both they've observed personally.
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