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[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

I understand wanting to know from am academic perspective, but I no longer believe that it matters for eliminating regressive policies and practices.

The holocaust is one of the most studied tragedies in history. That understanding has done nothing to eliminate genocide.

The Jim Crow laws have been studied and the motivations behind them are well known. Yet those same motivations and strategies are still being used to divide the US.

People largely don't care. A huge portion of the population doesn't care about an issue until they are personally impacted.