It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology’s problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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    11 months ago

    The US may not have invented it, but there are still people in the US who are affected by it today.

    Americans care about slavery for the same reason that Germans care about Nazis.

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      11 months ago

      Given the current US prison system and Germany’s stance on Israel, that sentence might mean something very different from what you had in mind