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You don’t have the historical or cultural context to be commenting on race relations and policy in the U.S. Sorry; it’s not personal. Few Europeans do unless t
by snowwrestler 3y ago
You don’t have the historical or cultural context to be commenting on race relations and policy in the U.S.
Sorry; it’s not personal. Few Europeans do unless they have lived here for a long time (and even then I see many struggle with the topics).
- s1artibartfast 3y agoConversely, many European countries have a history that includes slavery and an arguably better track record of successful abolition and reconciliation. Maybe there's something the US can learn.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoEuropean countries' history with slavery largely consists of having it in far off colonies and then cutting those colonies loose. The US doesn't have the luxury of making a clean break.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoIm not saying there aren't differences, there certainly are. Do you think that the US has been doing such a good job managing race relations that we can take a superior attitude and reject commentary?
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoNo, but we can certainly reject completely uninformed commentary.
- cvalka 3y agoThe thing is that most Americans don't have the historical context to be commenting on race relations and policy in the US.
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