>i think the root of the misunderstanding is that europe's
>racism is different from USAs. Racism and "fear of things
>foreign" in USA seem more institutionalized and generally
>more widespread.. something that isn't talked about, but
>everybody knows about, and many (including many of the
>european immigrants) benefit from it. One example of that is
>how in USA, your race ("black"/"white".. "poor"/"rich")
>often determines your social level(?) much more than it is
>in Europe

Well...the reason why intra-racism in European countries doesn't reach the level of America is because they are nowhere near as racially diverse as us.

Asians, Blacks and Latinos, the groups subjected to the most racism in America, barely even qualify as minorities in Europe. If these coloured folks ain't even there, how can they be discriminated against?

European racism is more apparent in foreign policy rather than what goes on in the homeland.

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>"Fear of foreigners", however, is becoming more widespread,
>fuelled by certain types of politicians. I think this
>movement (le pen-style) i making western europe (and then
>probably eastern europe along with it) more the way it is in
>USA. (But that's another post.....)

I think that fear is historically and characteristically European.