In views of diversity, many Europeans are less positive than Americans

[Dan '82]

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...americans/

Quote:The surge of refugees to Europe has helped make it a region of increasing cultural diversity and foreign-born populations, just as immigration to the United States has pushed its foreign-born share to near record levels. But a new Pew Research Center survey paints a picture of a Europe that is far less positive about what greater diversity means for many of its countries...


http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...americans/

[Skabungus]

I spent some time in Europe in 1982. At that time I was pretty down on my home country (U.S.) for a number of reasons, among them the racism that still rippled through American culture. I was shocked by the open, wide-spread racist attitudes I encountered in Europe. It was everywhere, and in no instance did I hear a single soul qualify their views, much less apologize for their racism. It really put my view of racism, and America, in perspective. My time there in large part "made me an American" as I discovered that Americans on the whole are more willing to accept, most anyone, even if some among us remain entrenched in their racist views.

[Odin]

The last few years have really exposed the delusion that is European sentiments of being paragons of enlightened tolerance relative to "racist" America.