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[–] verdi@feddit.org 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There is absolutely racism in Europe, as a continent. However, most US commenters here are conflating being less politically correct than the US with the de facto batshit insane institutionalized racism that still prevails stateside. Call me when EU prisons are used as slave camps (populated overwhelmingly by black people) or we have a para-military neo-nazi force arresting people because of the colour of their skin. Meanwhile black people get access to healthcare in the EU and have higher life expectancy at birth within the EU than the progressive polite US of A...

Also, since you mention Scandinavia you forgot the Sámi and the use of eugenics in Sweden well into the 60s...