The Existence of Prejudice

[Victus Mortuum]

Is there anything inherent in capitalism that necessitates social prejudice of some kind? I understand that many argue that it is a tool for dividing the working class, but more than that, is there any explanation as to why the economic structure would necessarily bring about some form of social prejudice? E.g. assuming a society where there is no social prejudice, would an economic structure of capitalism necessitate the creation of one, iyo? By what mechanism, if so.

Another way of putting it, could capitalism function without having/creating some form of prejudice? Could the communist mode of production function without having destroyed social prejudices?

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Interesting question. We know that we cannot consider prejudice independent of the class structure. It's obvious, for example, that class differences often manifest themselves in patently racialized ways. In the US, we know that most black and Latino's are working class. That's not to say that there are no white working class...it's a matter of proportions, as with most race issues.

Capitalism does require a subsection of the population to be exploited. How do people, as they create society through their activity, decide who will be the exploiter and who the exploited is difficult to say. But we know that race factors into this pretty significantly.