Originally posted by Kokopellian: Saying that is like saying that humans are inherently evil. I don't believe that. And no, other countries do not have the same issues on the same scale that we have. In England I was amazed to see mixed-race family commercials! There was one on t.v. where a black husband kissed his white wife and their mixed kids were sitting at the breakfast table! You DON'T see that here.
Yeah but you do see far more racism against muslims in England. Like RTStabler said, other countries are about the same.
Though I do think not LETTING GO of the past is part of the problems, but the history is definetly not the only reason there is discrimination.
People are inherently evil, just some more so than others.
I've been to England many times extensively. My wife is from there. The racism towards Muslims is not as prevalent as the racism against minorities here. It doesn't measure up to what we have going on here. But then again, England has been around longer and they seem more tolerant as a country but that's just my opinion from my observations.
Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Originally posted by Kokopellian:
Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Originally posted by Kokopellian: Our history is the main reason race relations are what they are today.
Human nature is why our race relations are the way they are. Every country in the world has the same issues, only ours are more known because we are a more open and 'accepting' society. Racism will never go away completely.
Saying that is like saying that humans are inherently evil. I don't believe that. And no, other countries do not have the same issues on the same scale that we have. In England I was amazed to see mixed-race family commercials! There was one on t.v. where a black husband kissed his white wife and their mixed kids were sitting at the breakfast table! You DON'T see that here.
You don't have to believe it, but its true. What about serial killers who lead normal lives? We all have our stereotypes about on another and they will never go away. Africa internally is one of the worst at this racism thing, only its called tribalism. Its a huge reason why Africa will never become civlized in the near future.
Wow Ryan. You really have a seriously pessimistic view of the world. I believe people are inherently good by nature. Serial killers are not the norm. Tribalism and Racism are not the same by any means. I'm married to a woman of African descent and her mother is straight out of Ghana. She explained it to me first hand. In a nut shell it's like gang wars but on a historic kinda level. And maybe Africa won't come around in your lifetime. But they were once the center of the world culturally and economically. They will come around one day. Once again, optimism.....
