We need to try and focus less on ethnicity in this country and concentrate on trying to improve the lot of the marginalized whoever they are.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shift focus away from ethnicity and instead prioritize improving the lives of marginalized people regardless of identity.
- In plain terms
- Focus on helping the most marginalized people rather than ethnic groups.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize helping the marginalized over ethnic distinctions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you help the marginalized?
- Should ethnicity be ignored in policy?
Another view
Ignoring ethnicity might overlook specific historical injustices.
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