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They moved to Russia seeking a better life, but things backfired badly (www.abc.net.au)

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She moved to Moscow from Miami in 2019 — before Mr Putin's new scheme was introduced — seeking to escape racism in the United States.

Earlier this month, the Black woman took to social media with a bloodied face, saying she'd been attacked by bigoted neighbours

In a video uploaded on Instagram this month, Ms Villa says her neighbours changed the locks to her apartment and cut off her electricity.

A 2021 report by Amnesty International said "violent racism" was "out of control" in Russia.

It said attacks, including killings, were reported with "shocking regularity" and that "anyone who does not look typically Russian" was at risk.

Also talks of the Texas family posted elsewhere in here. Still alive ... Apparently.

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In a video uploaded in March, Mr Huffman explained his decision to relocate, and was particularly scathing of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the US.

"As a white family, [we were] being told we're racist and not given the same opportunities because of the colour of our skin," he said.

As someone who has been white and living in the U.S. his whole life, I've never had someone suggest I'm racist based on the color of my skin, at least not to my face (I can't say what folks say behind my back).

I wonder if the Huffmans were being accused of racism because of their racism rather than merely because of the color of their skin.

They might be right regarding not having the same opportunities, because based on what I've heard others have gone through, it's clear to me that I've had it much better than the average minority.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 6 points 15 hours ago

because based on what I've heard others have gone through, it's clear to me that I've had it much better than the average minority.

Even Warren Buffett has pointed this out, when asked why he managed to be so wealthy, he said (paraphrasing) there was a lot of luck at the start, being born in The US, being white and being a man that made it easer then for lots of others.

I think it was also pointed out by Michael Oppenheimer that he was not at all concered with studying Einstein's brain but really concerd the next one was slaving away in some field somewhere in a developing nation, with zero opportunity.

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