America is not racist compared to other countries.....

[2aguy]

Yeah, we hear all the time that America is a racist country....well, let the British say that after they have a Pakistani Prime Minister, or the French say that when they have a Somali President....then get back to us...or the Japanese grant citizenship to Koreans......

This article looks at this topic....

America Is Among Least Racist Countries In The World The Daily Caller

From 2010 to 2014, the World Values Survey asked residents in over 50 countries who they would not want as neighbors. Just over five percent of respondents in the United States said “people of a difference race.” That’s far more tolerant a response than citizens of most European, African and Asian countries gave. As a comparison, 15 percent of Germans, 41 percent of Indians and 22 percent of Japanese said they wouldn’t want to live next to “people of a different race.” The Washington Post depicted the results in a useful chart.

The survey is probably not a perfect indicator of how pervasive racism is in a given society, but the results do correlate with what we know anecdotally. Take, for instance, the fact that America elected and then re-elected a black man for president.

Yes, I know. Some in the civil rights industry like to argue that this doesn’t mean anything. But of course it does. Blacks make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population. There aren’t too many examples of a democratic country electing someone from such a distinct and previously persecuted minority to their top office.

It is totally impossible, for instance, to imagine a person of color being elected to lead any major country in Europe, at least anytime in the near future. Same with Canada. Same with a racial or religious minority anywhere in Asia or Africa. Perhaps there are examples of leaders from minority groups being elected in free and open elections to the top office of the land in a few countries, but none come immediately to mind. Even the white interim president of Zambia doesn’t exactly qualify because he wasn’t elected to the post. The point is, if it is not unprecedented, it is pretty rare. It means something that the United States elected an African-American president.

So to those bitching an moaning about the United States being a racist country...get real....look around the world and get some wisdom.....

 

[Asclepias]

You sound like a child. "But Tommy did it too." Worry about your own house first.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Yeah, we hear all the time that America is a racist country....well, let the British say that after they have a Pakistani Prime Minister, or the French say that when they have a Somali President....then get back to us...or the Japanese grant citizenship to Koreans......

This article looks at this topic....

America Is Among Least Racist Countries In The World The Daily Caller

From 2010 to 2014, the World Values Survey asked residents in over 50 countries who they would not want as neighbors. Just over five percent of respondents in the United States said “people of a difference race.” That’s far more tolerant a response than citizens of most European, African and Asian countries gave. As a comparison, 15 percent of Germans, 41 percent of Indians and 22 percent of Japanese said they wouldn’t want to live next to “people of a different race.” The Washington Post depicted the results in a useful chart.

The survey is probably not a perfect indicator of how pervasive racism is in a given society, but the results do correlate with what we know anecdotally. Take, for instance, the fact that America elected and then re-elected a black man for president.

Yes, I know. Some in the civil rights industry like to argue that this doesn’t mean anything. But of course it does. Blacks make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population. There aren’t too many examples of a democratic country electing someone from such a distinct and previously persecuted minority to their top office.

It is totally impossible, for instance, to imagine a person of color being elected to lead any major country in Europe, at least anytime in the near future. Same with Canada. Same with a racial or religious minority anywhere in Asia or Africa. Perhaps there are examples of leaders from minority groups being elected in free and open elections to the top office of the land in a few countries, but none come immediately to mind. Even the white interim president of Zambia doesn’t exactly qualify because he wasn’t elected to the post. The point is, if it is not unprecedented, it is pretty rare. It means something that the United States elected an African-American president.

So to those bitching an moaning about the United States being a racist country...get real....look around the world and get some wisdom.....

Very true. Our demonization of racism and sexism is one of our great strengths. There are still a few knuckleheads here we need to sort out though.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

it means something that we elected a black President alright



It means we made a mistake

 

[Asclepias]

it means something that we elected a black President alright



It means we made a mistake

Except white people in general didnt elect a Black president. Less than 50% of white people voted for the POTUS in both elections. The other races elected him.

 

[2aguy]

And those of us who voted against him didn't care what color he was...we actually cared about who he was and what he believed and we could tell a lot about him by the company he kept....terrorists, racists and America haters.....yeah, this guy was a real gem.....we also didn't want to destroy the coal industry, as he promised to do...

 

[Asclepias]

And those of us who voted against him didn't care what color he was...we actually cared about who he was and what he believed and we could tell a lot about him by the company he kept....terrorists, racists and America haters.....yeah, this guy was a real gem.....we also didn't want to destroy the coal industry, as he promised to do...

You lost. Get over it. Thats no reason to turn into racists and throw a tantrum. Problem is that I dont think you turned into a racist. I think it was a latent condition.