In Germany, more than 60% of Black people and Muslims have experienced discrimination, according to a new study by the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor. The consequences can be severe.
As an American I’m sometimes caught off guard by European racism. Ethno-nationalism makes zero sense here - everyone’s an immigrant, except for the massively opressed indigenous Indians. I can see how it could make a kind of sense in a country that’s had one ethic group for centuries, but given his many wars and how much migration has happened over the last 1,000 years in Europe such attitudes can be dubious in places. Even still, it’s stupid, denying the humanity of people who are just trying to get by like everyone else.
The way people are racist is somewhat different, sure to different cultures and histories. I wonder how much American racism y’all have imported; we have rather different histories with different ethnicities than y’all have. Even different parts of America have different kinds and degrees of racism from each other. It’s a big fucking country.
As an American I’m sometimes caught off guard by European racism. Ethno-nationalism makes zero sense here - everyone’s an immigrant, except for the massively opressed indigenous Indians. I can see how it could make a kind of sense in a country that’s had one ethic group for centuries, but given his many wars and how much migration has happened over the last 1,000 years in Europe such attitudes can be dubious in places. Even still, it’s stupid, denying the humanity of people who are just trying to get by like everyone else.
The way people are racist is somewhat different, sure to different cultures and histories. I wonder how much American racism y’all have imported; we have rather different histories with different ethnicities than y’all have. Even different parts of America have different kinds and degrees of racism from each other. It’s a big fucking country.