Chapter
Systematic Hierarchy and Oppression in America
12:01 - 26:36 (14:34)
The hierarchical system implemented in America since the 17th century has put primarily British people on the top, followed by people who look like them, and enslaved people on the very bottom. Through a series of systemic segregation policies, like the water segregation, the country has oppressed Black people and Native Americans.
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This podcast episode discusses the development of a hierarchical system in the US that placed primarily British people at the very top and used slavery and genocide to establish that hierarchy.
12:01 - 18:57 (06:55)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the development of a hierarchical system in the US that placed primarily British people at the very top and used slavery and genocide to establish that hierarchy. It also highlights the discriminatory laws and practices that impacted black people throughout the country.
ChapterSystematic Hierarchy and Oppression in America
EpisodeAmerica’s Caste System With Isabel Wilkerson
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
The concept of power and dominance is diabolically brilliant, it creates a hierarchy where the top group is characterized with tremendous power, influence, and entitlements.
18:57 - 23:38 (04:41)
Summary
The concept of power and dominance is diabolically brilliant, it creates a hierarchy where the top group is characterized with tremendous power, influence, and entitlements. Upon entering such a system, which was pre-existing in the country, it becomes an inertia of momentum that is hard to shake off, as discussed in scientific experiments with blue and brown eyes.
ChapterSystematic Hierarchy and Oppression in America
EpisodeAmerica’s Caste System With Isabel Wilkerson
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
The caste system in India is not race-based, but rather a system of social hierarchy that has been present for thousands of years.
23:38 - 26:36 (02:57)
Summary
The caste system in India is not race-based, but rather a system of social hierarchy that has been present for thousands of years. This system affects the way people interact with each other and can even cause those in a lower caste to internalize the message that they are lesser.