[JerryS]

I’m not trying to excuse what happened to you; it was reprehensible. However, I don’t think it’s just Americans who are racist (or, more generally, are prejudiced against those who are not like themselves). This is a world-wide phenomenon, with rather temporary and generally small exceptions. Look at how the English and the Irish felt about each other for centuries, or the French about the Germans, the Germans about the Poles, the Albanians about each other, and everybody about the Armenians. Then there are the Japanese attitudes towards the Koreans, the Han Chinese towards the Manchurians (and vvs.), the Hutu towards the Tutsi, and on and on. That being said, the USA is the largest and most successful multi-ethnic, multi-racial society the world has ever seen. I think that, however flawed it might be, is remarkable.

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Name : JerryS, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : New Britain, State : CT, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,