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Old 2nd June 2017, 10:27 AM   #52
Jodie
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Originally Posted by Argumemnon View Post
You can't have PTSD about someone else's experiences. You're working hard to make that term, already sanitised as it is, meaningless.
It's very valid. Cultural identity is a part of what partially defines us as individuals. If you think of culture as an entity alone, and you have a person that identifies with that group or culture what do you think they are going to be taught generation after generation to preserve their safety? They will be taught not to trust the other entity or members of that group that identify with the persecuting culture. It's not a conscious decision at this point it's a default mindset. But the trauma didn't end after the civil war, African Americans might have been free on paper, but they are still fighting for equity in U.S. society as evidenced by the suicide and incarceration rates of young African American males.
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