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Chauncey DeVega

HISTORICAL FACTS: Ted cruz earns his whiteness | History Defined

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivers his opening statement during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Bidens nominee for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, on Monday, March 21, 2022. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Racism is not just a way of describing a person's actions. It is a core part of their behavior, reasoning and values, and how they understand themselves in relationship to other human beings and the world. This is true of both racist individuals and racist societies.

Racists and those others invested in white supremacy and white privilege in its various forms will almost always reveal themselves. This is true regardless of their race or ethnicity.

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