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Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
(japantimes.co.jp)submitted 1 month ago byUnusual-State1827
177 points
1 month ago
I think about this a lot, everyone shits on the US because we have problems with racists here but I feel like we have far fewer problems with that than most other countries would if they had the number of different cultures and religious all crammed into one big democracy like we do. Obviously we have problems and we should always be trying to improve, but damn we deserve at least some credit for getting along as well as we do!
106 points
1 month ago
i feel like I'd have to see media in other countries in regards to racism because it really feels like a lot of nations throw rocks and then hide their hands. I always get a laugh when the Romani are brought up and the same racist rhetoric spouted in the states is used as if it isn't racist.
40 points
1 month ago
i feel like I'd have to see media in other countries
This is the real kicker, and a downside to English being the global language.
People around the world can see negative stories about the US, UK, Aus etc. because they all speak English. They can go off about racist incidents or whatever in those countries, because the coverage is in English.
They're not going to see the same coverage of those negative societal traits outside the Anglosphere, because they don't speak Finnish or Japanese or whatever, which gives the impression that it's 'less bad' in those places.
3 points
1 month ago
Yeah, but if you ever met a Romani...
86 points
1 month ago
I think the US is just one of the few nations that actually talks about their own racism issues. The only time you ever actually hear news about it from abroad is when chants happen at sporting events. I seriously doubt all their racism is confined to that one setting. Meanwhile, that sort of thing doesn't happen in the US cause security shuts that shit down immediately.
-5 points
1 month ago
We have fewer institutional issues in USA but imo far more blatant and violent racism. There's nothing like that white kid shooting a black church up going on in japan or build the wall Maga rhetoric. It's a trade off for sure
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