It's sometimes argued Capitalism works toward ending racism. After all, maximizing production would mean getting the most out of everyone.
But it's not about maximizing production, it's about maximizing profit. And if you can segment the workforce by race, it reduces the solidarity to resist capitalist wage extortion. Meanwhile, actual production and quality suffer, but bottom feeder capitalists don't care, and they take over in an unregulated marke
Left to itself, a "free market" will only exacerbate racism. Defeating racism takes education and political action.
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