Scott Morizot@tmorizotI'm an older white Southern male, born and bred. I've lived in rural, urban, and suburban South. Let's talk racism and how it functions.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:27:28ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796690738427887616— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:27:28
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotI'm seeing a tendency, especially among my fellow whites, to try to reduce racism to active conscious hatred.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:28:33ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796691010923401216— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:28:33
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotThere are certainly many examples of that sort of racism in white nationalist groups and white terrorist groups like the KKK.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:29:41ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796691297566392322— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:29:41
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotI do not want to gloss over the existence of active, virulent hate since it continues to thrive in a large minority of the population.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:30:48ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796691577099980800— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:30:48
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotBut that is not the only or even most common expression and experience of racism. That's just the proverbial tip of the iceberg.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:31:53ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796691848425336832— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:31:53
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotRacism encompasses all the unconscious prejudice, implicit biases, and systemic structures that support white Americans.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:34:55ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796692614884028416— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:34:55
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotAnd it's hard to even point them all out because it's the air we breathe. It's the beliefs and assumptions that form each conscious thought.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:36:54ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796693114450837504— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:36:54
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotAnd those beliefs and assumptions are so deeply ingrained you believe your thoughts are "natural" or "obvious" when they are anything but.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:39:18ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796693717696544774— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:39:18
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotThat reality does not automatically turn people into swastika or hood wearing active racists, but make no mistake. It's a very small step.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:41:20ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796694228164313088— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:41:20
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotNazi Germany was mostly filled with normal "good" people who allowed racism and hate to become the norm.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:42:21ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796694484864159744— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:42:21
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotLynch mobs in the South were occasions for Sunday picnics with the children. The KKK in the past were "fine, upstanding citizens".Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:43:42ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796694821910040577— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:43:42
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotIn my lifetime, we had managed to at least make active racism socially unacceptable in mixed company, at least.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:44:44ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796695085593350144— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:44:44
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotThough I still heard plenty of it in what people assumed was a safe setting with only fellow whites around.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:45:58ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796695396038938625— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:45:58
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotThat small, but critical step is seriously at risk. We already see active displays of hate being normalized again around us.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:47:19ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796695734418636801— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:47:19
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotThat precipice of hate has always been just the smallest of steps away. Evil is not done by monsters. It's done by "normal" people.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:48:13ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796695959707222016— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:48:13
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotEven the true "monsters" are mostly only seen as such in retrospect. Dwell on that for a while.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:48:49ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796696110475710464— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:48:49
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotI'm not somehow magically free of all those biases and assumptions, though I seem to have absorbed fewer than many. I guard against the restThu, Nov 10 2016 12:50:42ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796696584264237056— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:50:42
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotSo when you see someone and make assumptions based on their race and appearance, that does mean you are racist.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:52:15ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796696977295765504— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:52:15
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotWhen you are angered because you feel someone has gotten an advantage in a system that's supposed to favor you, you are racist.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:52:59ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796697160192589824— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:52:59
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotWhen you set aside or discount racist opinions or views expressed by another, you are also racist.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:53:48ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796697364761346049— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:53:48
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotAnd when you support and vote for candidates who have openly expressed racist opinions and espoused racist policies, you are racist.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:54:55ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796697646861877248— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:54:55
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotIf, in your own self-image, you would like to be something better than a racist, the first step is to acknowledge where you are.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:55:52ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796697884741795841— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:55:52
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotAs long as you continue to lie yourself, you will never change.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:56:11ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796697965981298688— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:56:11
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotDo you feel hurt and aggrieved that people call you a racist because you voted for one? Remember that actions speak louder than words.Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:57:04ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796698186530295808— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 12:57:04
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Scott Morizot@tmorizotIf you've acted in a racist manner, accept that reality. If you actually want to be a better human being, you can start any time.Thu, Nov 10 2016 13:06:38ReplyRetweetFavoritehttps://twitter.com/tmorizot/status/796700595285585920— Scott Morizot (@tmorizot)Thu, Nov 10 2016 13:06:38
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