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In many discussions of uniquely bad aspects to America that Europe has until now had a different and arguably better viewpoint on, there's one key fact that's a
by logicalmonster 4y ago
In many discussions of uniquely bad aspects to America that Europe has until now had a different and arguably better viewpoint on, there's one key fact that's always missing from many well-intentioned peoples' point of view: Europe has had a historically homogenous population within their different regions and America has not. This difference is massive for how life within prison actually works and what effects a different system might have.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoThat isn’t true anymore. Many Western European countries have more immigrants per capita than the states. We aren’t as exceptional as we think we are, just inept.
- logicalmonster 4y ago1) Agreed. I specifically used the word "historically" to indicate that it has been the case in the past, but is not necessarily the case going forward. 2) Unmentioned, but sort of obvious, is that the immigration groups that Europe is adding aren't necessarily the same ones that the United States has. There can be significant differences in how different cultural groups react to different situations so the comparison between America/Europe is still much more complex than just saying "both groups have diversity now so they should be alike in every way".