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I don't like his take on Czechia: while being stopped by police 4 times is not pleasant, I'm guessing it's nothing compared to the (lack of) safety in many coun

I don't like his take on Czechia: while being stopped by police 4 times is not pleasant, I'm guessing it's nothing compared to the (lack of) safety in many countries in Africa, South/Central America and Asia. [0] [0]: https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2023&displayColumn=1 https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2... In the meantime, could someone with experience (i.e a local) please tell me about the current safety of and racism against a white person in Cape Town, where he started his peace run? Is it safer than Johannesburg? I'd love to visit South Africa, but I'm too scared of visiting there nowadays.

prmoustache 2y ago
Czechia has never been mentioned. As a matter of fact, Africa is crossed partially or completely on a fairly frequent basis by white backpackers and bikepackers. You can find numerous guides and reports on the internet. Also, around 16% of the population of Cape Town is white. Having said that even in the most dangerous places in Africa the problem is not necessarily racism but inequalities and unemployment. Cross a place where unemployment is high and education level is low due to inequalities, crime will be rampant regardless of average skin color. If you happen to have interesting goods or be seen as a vulnerable, you may have problems. Hence the reason you might have issues in some places in Cape Town but not in a peaceful village somewhere else in Africa. And said peaceful village that could happen to have been very dangerous in another time when same country was in civil war. I am not saying racism against white people don't exist, but there is no reason to oppose racism against white people to a black guy running to raise awareness about racism. That guy is probably against any form of racism, especially as his life partner happens to be white.
aprilthird2021 2y ago
Look at the mental gymnastics you need to do to hold this worldview. 1. Not 4 times. 4 times per day every day you are in the country 2. Don't complain about racism in 1st world if you are from the 3rd world because the 3rd world isn't safe. Conveniently missing that racism here is between ethnicity of the 1st world towards 3rd world ethnicities, so basically this absolves all racism in that direction in the 1st world. 3. I'm scared of visiting South Africa because of racism, but a black man scared of racism in Europe where the police are constantly called on him, that's no big deal and he shouldn't complain, which I'm doing right now.
- workfromspace 2y ago
  1. Yeah, 4 times a day is a lot and I'm sorry for him. Although I would like to learn more about the details. (I.e other comments mentioning about illegal crossings etc) 2. I'm sorry I didn't fully get this (English is not my first language) but I'm also from a 3rd world country). 3. I'm guessing you are in the USA bubble (which always had and still have a racism problem on a different level) and don't know much about Europe. In Europe, racism would almost never result in any physical violence or not being allowed any rights.
  - infrawhispers 2y ago
    Racism would almost never result in any physical violence or removal of rights in Europe? Hahahahah this gave me a great laugh.
workfromspace 2y ago
(Edit: My bad, I meant Croatia.)

prmoustache 2y ago

Czechia has never been mentioned. As a matter of fact, Africa is crossed partially or completely on a fairly frequent basis by white backpackers and bikepackers. You can find numerous guides and reports on the internet. Also, around 16% of the population of Cape Town is white. Having said that even in the most dangerous places in Africa the problem is not necessarily racism but inequalities and unemployment. Cross a place where unemployment is high and education level is low due to inequalities, crime will be rampant regardless of average skin color. If you happen to have interesting goods or be seen as a vulnerable, you may have problems. Hence the reason you might have issues in some places in Cape Town but not in a peaceful village somewhere else in Africa. And said peaceful village that could happen to have been very dangerous in another time when same country was in civil war. I am not saying racism against white people don't exist, but there is no reason to oppose racism against white people to a black guy running to raise awareness about racism. That guy is probably against any form of racism, especially as his life partner happens to be white.

aprilthird2021 2y ago

Look at the mental gymnastics you need to do to hold this worldview. 1. Not 4 times. 4 times per day every day you are in the country 2. Don't complain about racism in 1st world if you are from the 3rd world because the 3rd world isn't safe. Conveniently missing that racism here is between ethnicity of the 1st world towards 3rd world ethnicities, so basically this absolves all racism in that direction in the 1st world. 3. I'm scared of visiting South Africa because of racism, but a black man scared of racism in Europe where the police are constantly called on him, that's no big deal and he shouldn't complain, which I'm doing right now.

workfromspace 2y ago
1. Yeah, 4 times a day is a lot and I'm sorry for him. Although I would like to learn more about the details. (I.e other comments mentioning about illegal crossings etc) 2. I'm sorry I didn't fully get this (English is not my first language) but I'm also from a 3rd world country). 3. I'm guessing you are in the USA bubble (which always had and still have a racism problem on a different level) and don't know much about Europe. In Europe, racism would almost never result in any physical violence or not being allowed any rights.
- infrawhispers 2y ago
  Racism would almost never result in any physical violence or removal of rights in Europe? Hahahahah this gave me a great laugh.

workfromspace 2y ago

(Edit: My bad, I meant Croatia.)