1. The connection between whiteness and racism in the point Ruth Gilmore was trying to make was that capitalism will stop when the system stops centering everything around white people. There is no priority for the needs of any person of color if white people get continuous privilege and used as a tool of power. The statement she makes is to emphasize equality within the system. 
  2. According to Gilmore, the prison system is the one creating criminals, as she believes that the ‘criminal person’ can be perpetuated. I believe this to be true as well. When the police over do their job when it comes to a certain group of people of certain communities that do not align with, essentially being white and middle to upper class. The system targets anybody in poverty, lack of access to education, and so on. Black people especially are targeted with harsh sentences which only lead to disproportionate arrest rates. It is a continuous cycle that makes no efforts to improve.
  3. My understanding of Gilmore’s last portion of the video “Liberation struggle”, was her emphasis to all come together and fight the oppression. If we stand in unity, there is change bound to happen. By collectively coming together and challenging these practices, we are already on track to make the world a better and more fair place. 

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