There is a lot more racism in Europe than here. I'd go so far as to say Europe makes the U.S. appear perfectly tolerant. I discussed this very subject recently with a friend of mine from Greece. He told me the racism at European soccer games was unbelievable. I agree with the theory that Muslims have more of an edge in Europe and there has been more terrorism there because they become assimilated in the U.S. to a much greater degree as the U.S. is such a big tent. Is this surprising? Which continent has fought repeated wars essentially all about racism killing maybe 100 million people?
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