Europe and racism. What of this?

Question

I have friends from Europe "excluding England" that tell me racism is more of a problem in the US than there. The reason for this is because Europe is much older than the US therefore more mature about the subject. In Europe the problems are more political than racial. Anyone from Europe to comment on this?

Answer 1

I'm going to Ireland then. Make waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Answer 2

I am not from Europe but, do want to weigh in on this issue.

1) Yes Europe is older and yes they do many things better than we do and they also have had more time to grow up.
But, I think that some crap was brought from Europe to U.S that has not left U.S yet.

Examples:

The Class System:

Poor
Middle class
Wealthy

Classification of people:
Black
White
Catholic
Islamic
Soccer Momma
Legal Immigrants (the illegals apparently have no influence on votes) so why are the politicians so worried about the legal ones all of a sudden again?

TAXES. Wow dem boys got rid o dem taxes didn't they?

2) Perhaps they do not have the racism issues because of the following reasons:

a. People who are leaning left tend to be more educated and socially advanced than their right leaning counterparts. This shared with me from liberal.

b. You are what you eat...or speak. Racism has been a component in our language and culture and it has not as effectively been removed here the way it was in Europe. The media here is a great source for it. The resulting questions:

Has Europe "always" been less racist?

What event/s changed their racist behavior/s?

Some people here are creating racial problems for themselves.

Example:

RAPPERS.

Proof:

Black leaders begging rappers to stop using the N word.

I must reflect however...

I've witnessed the N word uttered far more often in movies and books that I've witnessed ANY other racial slur.


Europe without their share of racism still has their share of problems...like France.

Does Germany still have a slightly large anti-jew problem?

Answer 3

The odd thing about Europe is that most people here have become completely ambivalent about politics. They aren't interested in even discussing politics.

The feelings a lot of European have is not racism. They simply do not want foreign ethnic groups invading their country. European countries would be wise not to mimic the U.S. in terms of having a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society. It brings too many problems.

I live in Prague near Wenceslas Square, the largest in the city. At night, there are a lot of African blacks who work bringing guys into the cabarets (female strip shows). Although the presence of these Africans is deleterious to both the atmosphere and the cachet of sophistication of this area, people won't vocally complain.

Gypsies are despised all throughout Europe. They are not trusted, and are considered to be lazy and mentally inferior. I have not met many gypsies, but one of my best friends here is half gypsy, and he is a smart and very good person.

Here in the Czech Republic, people resent the Asians who come here and set up stores that sell cheap good that undercut regular Czech merchants. They aren't too happy with the Indians and Pakistanis who open the all-night convenience stores, and don't like seeing the occasional Muslim woman walking around in some version of a burka, but they aren't vocal about their dislike of it all. Europeans are just ambivalent about political and social events.

Answer 4

I've never been in the US so I can't honestly compare. I live in Ireland and we have people here of every race and cultural background and everyone gets along fine.