Discrimination

Discrimination is the act of distinguishing between [things, people, categories, etc.].

In order to achieve and sustain the oppression of a class of people, it is necessary to distinguish between members of that class and members of other classes. This division of people into classes is a necessary prelude to hierarchisation.

Such divisions include gender, race, spoken language, sexual orientation, etc.

Institutionalized discrimination perpetuates the hierarchy of the oppressors and the oppressed on a large scale.

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