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0 pointsatmosx4y ago0 comments

Italians are not racists, Italians are chauvinists. They are acting against other Italians as well. If you're not local (from the village, town, municipality), you're _not local_ and that's about it.

It is part of their culture. The problem runs deep and is shared by countries in the North border (Switzerland, Austria, France).

The history of institutional racism in Europe is different. The levels of institutional racism and violence the US went through in the 20th century are extreme to whatever happened in Europe, barring notable examples (Nazi Germany).

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Turing_Machine4y ago· 2 in thread

> The levels of institutional racism and violence the US went through in the 20th century are extreme to whatever happened in Europe, barring notable examples (Nazi Germany).

Ask a typical European what they think of Roma ("gypsies"), then get back to me.

t0suj44y ago

IMO The problem people have with gypsies is that they're distinctly different culture. They have found ways to benefit from the social system without giving anything in. That naturally frustrates many taxpayers.

I blame the faulty social system for that. For example, if you never work a day in your life you get higher pension payout as in that case it is based on nationwide average wage. It basically penalizes getting a job.

nicoburns4y ago

Yeah, it boggles my mind how many people (here in the UK) who are otherwise very tolerant of other races are openly and unapologetically racist against travelling peoples.

agleason4y ago· 1 in thread

> Italians are not racists

The biggest football team in Italy literally threw around a giant banana to mock a black player. And that's not like it's an isolated incident

me_me_me4y ago

A football hooligan a racist I wouldn't believe it till I see it /s

There is a difference between having racist people in population and having whole system set up rules to discriminate negatively against part of population.

dragonwriter4y ago· 1 in thread

And note that the Nazis drew specific inspiration from US racists.

Turing_Machine4y ago

Europeans were committing atrocities against Jews for centuries before the United States even existed.

n-i-m-a4y ago

While I might agree with the part that you said they act against other Italians as well, I can not agree with your 1st statement after 11 years of living here in Italy as a foreigner of non EU origin.

ipaddr4y ago

The level of institutional racism is much higher in Europe. It is based on location and genetic group. The stuff being addressed in the US isn't on Europe's radar yet. The US is more progressive than Europe on race.

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