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Originally Posted by notahack
Do you think the USA has a monopoly on racism or hate mongering?
The USA is a true melting pot of many people and their cultures. Generally, when you mention race most quickly think a black-white issue. There are many cubanos and mexicans that are taunted by blacks and whites just because they are different. But, for the most part, most Americans are decent, hard working compassionate people. We are not planting IEDs or using human bombs to kill innocent people in bazaars and cafes because we don't like their religion.
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I don't recall the OP suggesting that the US has a monopoly on racism and I don't think anyone is ignorant of the plight in foreign countries regarding racism, religious intolerance and other forms of bigotry. I also don't see why every time someone brings up the issue of race in a forum someone else feels the need to mention how bad it is in foreign countries to try and dismiss the issue since that doesn't change the fact that it still has a significant impact on society here. I could only imagine how much of a failure this country would be if we just stopped and said "well its worse elsewhere" in a vein attempt to ignore the issue.