Why are there so many racists in Europe compared to States?

Although racism and discrimination take a different form in Europe than in the United States, the rise of right-wing ideology in European politics is worrying, ... Although there are many right-wing politicians in the U.S. read more

Europe is remarkably split - the west of the continent is generally more tolerant than the east, but France is a striking outlier with 22.7 per cent of the French rejecting neighbourhood diversity. read more

The United States is a new country and wants to make up for the lost time, they never had the opportunity to be racist as the Europeans were, never had an empire as many European countries had, will never ever contribute to the world as Europeans have contributed, so now they want to show service and write their name in History but not realizing that the world has evolved and it’s too late. read more

In Russia there are more racist attacks against black people than in any other European country. About 100 murders per year according to the UK based Voice newspaper. Africans I've met say Belgium is the most difficult country in western Europe for black people to get any sort of job. read more

However, a more serious flaw could be the fact that in most Western countries racism is so taboo than many people will hide their intolerant views and lie to the questioners. Max Fisher of the Washington Post suggested that maybe 'Americans are conditioned by their education and media to keep these sorts of racial preferences private, i.e. to lie about them on surveys, in a way that Indians might not be'. read more

There are millions of non-racist people in Europe who would treat you with respect, so for me to say they are more racist is probably a bit unfair. Yes, my answer is a bit anti-climatic, but it’s the truth. read more