The States: Maybe A National Divorce Is A Good Idea After All

[Slap Shot]

Racism isn't a unique trait to Americans, and I bet I've witnessed the most extreme manifestation of it (at least in public) outside the U.S. and probably by a factor of 10. That said I'm certainly not trying to minimize how bad it still is in the U.S.

 

[RaceBoarder]

Racism isn't a unique trait to Americans, and I bet I've witnessed the most extreme manifestation of it (at least in public) outside the U.S. and probably by a factor of 10. That said I'm certainly not trying to minimize how bad it still is in the U.S.

I'm curious.

Is that a major thing in the Pacific Islands?

I know the Japanese and Chinese both hate Koreans.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I’ve seen some real racism humdingers in Europe

 

[St. Clown]

I'm a small town northerner, and I'm not prejudiced. I knew some people who were black when I was in college.

[Insert slow golf clap here.]

 

[Kepler]

I’ve seen some real racism humdingers in Europe

From what I understand, the Racism Standings go something like this:


Western Division

1. USA
2. Israel
3. Russia
4. Slovakia
5. Poland
6. Ukraine

Eastern Division

1. Japan
2. Saudi Arabia
3. India
4. South Korea
5. Philippines
6. Vietnam

 

[Handyman]

I think you sell the French and British way short...

 

[Slap Shot]

I'm curious.

Is that a major thing in the Pacific Islands?

I know the Japanese and Chinese both hate Koreans.

It's not quite that simple. Koreans do (if perhaps subconsciously) view themselves as the master race in the region and a solid majority of Japanese are Korean descendants, but it's much wider than just that.

But in Asia the Bangladeshis have had issues with Africans, in Bhutan it's the Nepalese, in Myanmar it's been Muslims as well as "natives" and Chinese descendants, in Cambodia it's ethnic Chinese, Vietnamese and Thais. When I was in Bahrain they didn't care for anyone from India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, etc., which ironically is where most of their labor force came from. In the Philippines there's certainly a noticeable objection to Koreans and black people. Thai people have no love lost for Chinese, there are the Uyghurs in China, etc., etc., etc.

Jews, Muslims and Blacks don't fare well across much of Europe. I have friends from Australia and they've said it's surfaced quite a bit more over the past few decades whereas before Australia might have been viewed as one of the places it was least common.

imho most of the time it boils down to experience (or lack thereof), how one was raised, and education. Sadly there are many people that have the experience of being around "others" and they go to school, but they have shitbags for parents that brainwash them from an early age. Yet make no mistake - the belief for instance that someone of darker complexion is inferior to you is not uniquely innate to Americans. Not by a long shot.

I think you sell the French and British way short...

Agreed. And really putting Americans at #1 doesn't line up with my experience, albeit the US has a long way to go.

 

[psych]

I think you sell the French and British way short...

Meghan Markle would agree with you.

 

[Kepler]

I think you sell the French and British way short...

Italy is also receiving votes. Portugal is up there too.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Yeah Portugal needs to be up there

 

[unofan]

Meghan Markle would agree with you.

And that is one of those rare instances where I don't care, because it was all out there to be seen and she still chose to marry into that family. Either she was myopic enough to think it wouldn't apply to her, dumb enough to think she could change them, or wilfully ignorant to not know it beforehand.

But whatever. She still counts towards one of life's great bar bets, which is have their been more American princesses or female Supreme Court justices? (It's princesses, though Barrett and Jackson have narrowed the gap considerably)

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Meghan Markle would agree with you.

Lol she and her worthless husband are such a joke. Their issues were that they weren’t ahead of his brother in the pecking order.

now, the British press? Lol

 

[Handyman]

Lol she and her worthless husband are such a joke. Their issues were that they weren’t ahead of his brother in the pecking order.

now, the British press? Lol

You should talk to Angie...she finds them fascinating. She thinks the brother got a raw deal (not succession obviously but how he was treated when and after Diana died) by his brother and family in general. She works with kids that have a lot of the same tendencies and based on his history he got pretty messed up by it. It's an interesting perspective.

I hate The Royals in general so I dig that he pizzes them off. The next King and Queen are just as fake and stupid as all the others no matter how much they pretend to care about the people. They don't care enough to not near bankrupt the Bank of England for a phucking wedding or funeral. They certainly aren't worried too much about the poverty issues or the still enacted colonialism. All they care about is photo ops with African Children to make it look like they aren't the ones responsible and are better. Phuck them all the way off!

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

You should talk to Angie...she finds them fascinating. She thinks the brother got a raw deal (not succession obviously but how he was treated when and after Diana died) by his brother and family in general. She works with kids that have a lot of the same tendencies and based on his history he got pretty messed up by it. It's an interesting perspective.

I hate The Royals in general so I dig that he pizzes them off. The next King and Queen are just as fake and stupid as all the others no matter how much they pretend to care about the people. They don't care enough to not near bankrupt the Bank of England for a phucking wedding or funeral. They certainly aren't worried too much about the poverty issues or the still enacted colonialism. All they care about is photo ops with African Children to make it look like they aren't the ones responsible and are better. Phuck them all the way off!

I know some Eton boys from when I lived there and heard all about Harry. Sure, both boys had a tragedy- but Harry has been so coddled his entire life. He wants complete adulation and tons of money and positive press because of who he is, and throws a strop when he can’t get what he wants. And talk to people who served with him lol .

royalty needs to not be a thing and they should all get a job

 

[rufus]

Americans' fascination with the royal family is something that has always baffled me.

I mean, we fought a war to be done with those fuks.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Americans' fascination with the royal family is something that has always baffled me.

I mean, we fought a war to be done with those fuks.

And that’s one of the reasons those two are so pathetic. Every event tbey do here, everytome they are introduced- they use their royal titles not their name.

 

[Bronco]

Meghan Markle would agree with you.

All the comments off this are disgusting.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

You should talk to Angie...she finds them fascinating. She thinks the brother got a raw deal (not succession obviously but how he was treated when and after Diana died) by his brother and family in general. She works with kids that have a lot of the same tendencies and based on his history he got pretty messed up by it. It's an interesting perspective.

I hate The Royals in general so I dig that he pizzes them off. The next King and Queen are just as fake and stupid as all the others no matter how much they pretend to care about the people. They don't care enough to not near bankrupt the Bank of England for a phucking wedding or funeral. They certainly aren't worried too much about the poverty issues or the still enacted colonialism. All they care about is photo ops with African Children to make it look like they aren't the ones responsible and are better. Phuck them all the way off!

I honestly hope there is no next king and queen. Brits might be fed up enough, esp after post brexit economic disasters

 

[dxmnkd316]

I honestly hope there is no next king and queen. Brits might be fed up enough, esp after post brexit economic disasters

Uh, generally I agree with you on the royals, but isn't that a beef they should take up maybe a few doors down from Buckingham?

 

[St. Clown]

The Royals make too much money for England to allow the family to simply be removed. Despite people around here ragging on them, they poll very well within England, and the average peasant pays very little in taxes to support them, something like a beer at the local pub each year.

I say this as a person completely ambivalent towards them. They’re not my people, but they don’t seem to be actively hurting everybody else in their country. So…meh.