> The UK is a country full of hatred, racism and xenophobia
Sure. But where else have you lived?
I'd argue the UK both has a terrible problem with racism and xenophobia, but is also one of the least racist and xenophobic countries in the world. Both the Chancellor and the Mayor of London are brown men with Muslim roots, we had a Jewish prime minister in the 1800s, nearly 15% of the population were born abroad, and London is France's 6th biggest city.
> The USA isn't racist per se - it's just that race is a major factor in everything.
Doesn't that make it racist per se? I mean if the only way you're going to hear your accent and see faces like yours on tv is to listen to separately maintained tv channels, then you have apartheid, defacto or otherwise. If you have congressional divisions deliberately drawn to ensure that a person of a certain race has a viable chance of getting elected, you have a dejure apartheid. The moment you have "separate but equal", you have racism. If Americans were interested in fair equal representation for all American citizens, they could do it. But they refuse. Because racism is a big factor in everything.
I find it fascinating talking to Americans about this. I tend to agree with you, that this is racist, but apparently it's only racist if it affects the people concerned negatively.
I have liberal friends who would be horrified at the thought that they were being racist. But they do factor race into decisions, usually trying to be positive about it.
I'm also trying to understand racism in the USA. I'm very liberal and have been very involved with policy, politics, campaigns. The people I know and respect working on facets of racism refer to our current "racism without racists" as "systemic racism".
Sorry, but other than inequity and bias, I have barely have a finger nail grasp of what that even means. But I am working on it.
Sure. But where else have you lived?
I'd argue the UK both has a terrible problem with racism and xenophobia, but is also one of the least racist and xenophobic countries in the world. Both the Chancellor and the Mayor of London are brown men with Muslim roots, we had a Jewish prime minister in the 1800s, nearly 15% of the population were born abroad, and London is France's 6th biggest city.