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7974, RE: whites vs europeans
Posted by Asoyini, Mon Jul-08-02 02:34 AM
>"We" may have invented white supremacist thinking (and
>slavery and a lot of other evil things...), but at least
>most of us have abandoned it by now.

Oh really? That's news to me!

>Although you can see a noticeable movement to the right in
>European politics lately. But that has more to do with our
>attitude towards immigrants and their failure to integrate
>in our society; not necessarily people of color, although
>they'll probably suffer the consequences for it.
>Even right wing politicians are claiming that they have no
>problem at all with foreign people, as long as they adept
>well to our culture.

hmmm... why do I see a contradiction here...?

>The white - black relationship over here in the Netherlands
>is still far from optimal, but it seems to be far better
>than in the US.
>And you are rigth: America seems to be the fucked up beyond
>recognition version of Europe.
>
>That's all the incoherent blabber I can give you for now.
>Stay tuned for more, as fuel will undoubtedly will be added
>to the fire of this discussion. I hope so at least. Picking
>on the USA has become one of my favorite pastimes.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The United States has only improved upon the foundation as set forth by collective Europe. That's why the emphasis in the educational system here is on European history cuz that is the root of America.