re: Racism in America and how do we compare to other countries

No offense, but having a half black president doesn't prove much.

Very few people vote and of those that do, nearly half voted against him. That leaves a huge majority of Americans that could be racist. He appointed The AG, so that has nothing to do with anything.

This "proving we're not racist" bullshite has got to stop.

Alright. Got one tomorrow. Just tired at this point. Can't wait for the holidays.

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Yea, the 4th yrs around here look beat up. I pay for their drinks when we go out, I can't imagine how broke they must be right now GL man

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Have you found that down syndrome gene yet??? We'll have you? Keep looking.

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but it's easier to nitpick at his poor wording (it was poor) than to actually address his point.

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I agree and I changed it.

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than to actually address his point.

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Exactly

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You definitely have to dig here and the common denominator here is European based people. Canada, U.S. New Zeland, Australia are by far away the most accepting people.

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So you're just gonna ignore India and count Mexico and Peru as "European based people?"

Oh, I forgot Syngman Rhee. South Korea is only about 30% Christian these days, and that number was much lower in 1948.

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So you're just gonna ignore India and count Mexico and Peru as "European based people?"

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Yeah you're right. There's never an exception to every rule.

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Observe how eastern european gypsies are treated in Italy if you want to see real racism

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Not necessarily unfounded IMO. A lot of them are rotten MF's

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Correct. And things are getting worse there with Muslim immigrants.

But the point this student was making is that Germany is just as race obsessed as the U.S. if not more so. We're just not living in other countries where we can see it.

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The OP is about race, not religion. When it comes to religious tolerance, the U.S. is one of the world leaders, but there are very few nations that can match America's history for institutionalized, state-sanctioned racism.

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Example...in the U.S. it is not allowed to use the 'n' word. All countries have racial slurs for different ethnic groups. The funniest I've heard is White South Africans referring to Black South Africans as 'AFI's. AFI = Antique Farm Implement.

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There's no such law banning the use of the word n****r. That's about societal norms, not law.

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Yeah you're right. There's never an exception to every rule

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I've named more non-Euro examples ITT than Euro examples. You're seeing what you want to see. Can't imagine why.

I think things are better in the USA than other countries in regards to race and the proof is there as you noted.

But I still think it's fair to say that racism still exists in the USA when you look at the statistics for income, education, and other social and economic variables.

Only a fool would argue that things are not better now than 40 years ago.