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Raymond is probably "nice" to the fellow white dude, polite and not physically aggressive.
Raymond is not nice to society.
Could even be nice to the marginalized they know and deem "one of the good ones" but still vote violence against them and be racist pieces of shit.
I know people in this exact scenario, in fact.
Of the people I've encountered this is the more realistic portrayal of a racist. Granted, I'm white so have a hard time detecting when other whites are racist, but when they are it's always in the more subtle ways of upholding and defending toxic hierarchies.
I'm sure there are plenty of people who will outwardly rant and rave, but I feel like those people lack the social power to be a real threat (though their lack the self control might make them a more immediate physical threat) .
I know people like this. They're "nic". But what that means is they put everyone they know into "one of the good ones" box. So they're polite to all people they know, basically... It's interesting and horrifying to see tbh
With enough self reflection, that can turn around into changing their opinion at a systemic level. Sometimes all it takes is few comments from someone they trust, and some time to process.
That's an interesting point. People can be nice to certain groups of people I guess. Maybe no one can be nice to everyone.
I kniw that probably you didn't mean it that way, but it sounds as though you're excusing Raymond.
Nothing new here, who doesn't know someone who is very pleasant on the surface and a complete sociopath underneath?