Racism in Europe

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Hello guys,

On June 15, 2006, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe. The adoption of the document was a reaction to a rapid and worrying rise of anti-discriminatory, racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic behavior in many European states.

Among the most worrying incidents that urged the European Parliament to adopt the resolution were:

- the ban made by Russian authorities on the march for equality and tolerance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), which was planned to take place on May 27th in Moscow
- the murder of a black woman and the Belgian child whom she was babysitting by a young right-wing Belgian extremist, which previously also wounded a woman of Turkish origin
- The kidnapping, torture and murder of a Jewish man in February 2006 in France, by a gang of 22 criminals
- The ethnically motivated murder of Chaib Zehaf in March, 2006, in France.
- The torture and murder of a transsexual living in Portugal, in February 2006, by a group of adult and minor persons

Many other similar events also happened in Germany, France, Poland, Russia, Belgium and other states.

You can read about the rise of racist and xenophobic sentiments in Europe at EuropeanCourier.org

You can also read about it in the New York Times (edition of June 11, 2006) and in German “Der Spiegel” (current issue). There is also another good source, however strictly legal, and this is the website of the European Parliament, which contains resolutions and other documents on discrimination in Europe.

If you know other interesting sources and articles that you think are worth reading please share it with me either here or by contacting me directly via my e-mail [email protected]
 
Very interesting. The first concern of the European Parliament involves the actions of Russia, which is not even an EU member. I also note the absence of any mention of the Muslim riots in France; maybe they were not considered a problem.
 
You are talking about a continent that took the opportunity Hitler provided to cover-up (& therefore never admit to and confront) their own anti-semitism. On that point Hitler had many supporters in Europe. Germany was not the only place where anti-semitism was common.

They throw bananas at black soccer players during games. Try that in the US (in a major sport) and see what happens. At the least, your picture would be in the papers & TV with whithering articles about you. See if the European papers manage any mention or outrage.

French citizens of North African decent are discouraged from filling out police reports if crimes happen against them. Realize that the large majority are secular muslims and look at the underlying issues. After decades of sneering at the US for its race-relation problems, it turns out they were covering their own issues. France deserved to burn, no question about it.

Look at how those of Indian or Pakistani descent are treated in the UK.

Well, the list goes on. Race problems in the US are more obvious because we will bring them to the surface and eventually deal with them. Europe hides theirs and never deals with it.
 
The European Parliament? I do not recognize such an entity.

But many of the so-called "discriminatory, racist, anti-Semitic and [acts of] xenophobic behavior" in many European states are instigated and carried out by handled and paid thugs - agent provocateurs. Hitler, and others like him, have used this modus operandi.

On a general more civilized level, many Europeans are not happy about their countries and cultures being destroyed - or any forced political homogenization with those of other countries - and they are going to rightfully resist it. Consequently there is a strong and growing nationalistic movement in many countries in Europe.

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Croyance - I saw that segment on NBC too. Whilst it highlighted a serious concern, things are not as bad as they were and I'm not aware of it being a major problem in the Premiership, and their thesis as to the cause was laughable. Europe had no civil rights movement so it's still racist? Hmmm. Did Europe have Jim Crow laws on the same scale?

Don't assume a superior stance on racism, if it's a problem in Europe I'm willing to bet similar problems can be found in the US. Germany wasn't the only place that anti-Semitism was common, it was common in Britain and it was common in the US. We hear about racism, it is discussed, it is not swept under the carpet.
 
Germany wasn't the only place that anti-Semitism was common, it was common in Britain and it was common in the US.
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Anti-Semitism is still very common in Europe.

According to a poll made last year, a great majority of Europeans agree, that Israel is the greatest threat to peace in the the world.

Israel. Not crazy Achmadenischad's attempt to get nukes or North-Korea's lunatic great chairman Kim-something, who already has some, not Al-Quaeda or the islamofascist regimes in the Middle East.

Europeans hate Israel and therefore the EU spends Billions of Euro (taxpayer's money, of course) for the Palestinians, who constantly refer to jews as the "sons of pigs and apes" and try to kill jews wherever an by what means possible.

This is the sad truth.:banghead:
 
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I probably shouldn't have used the past tense when referring to anti-Semitism in Europe (and the US) but I was responding to a specific statement that Croyance made - "Germany was not the only place where anti-semitism was common."

A little bemused by your example though. We could discuss vandalism in Jewish cemeteries and hate groups, but you chose to discuss Israel. To draw a conclusion that most of Europe is anti-Semitic based on its (flawed in my opinion) views of the threat Israel presents is as valid as it would be for me to say that you are anti-Iranian or anti-Korean based on your references to two other (far more real) threats.

Welcome to THR by the way. How is Germany today?
 
Back in the late '80s or early '90s, National Public Radio ran a week-long series on racism in Europe.

In their segment on the U.K., they talked about skinhead attacks against Blacks and Asians in "council flats" (housing projects) that were so extreme, that in some cases, unarmed families cowered in their homes while violent racists hacked down their front doors with axes in order to attack, and in some cases murder them.

No matter whatever else you can say about the United States, and housing projects in particular, you will NEVER see Klansman anywhere NEAR a Robert Taylor Homes or a Kennedy-King, much less hacking down somebody's door. They'd get SHOT, HUD anti-gun regulations regardless.
 
[quoute]See if the European papers manage any mention or outrage.[/quote]

It's been widely reported in UK newspapers and condemned by all. Various campaigns have all but put an end to that sort of thing in sport.

There were anti-semetists in Europe, but not as many of them as there were rascists in the US at the time :what:
 
Karaya wrote: Anti-Semitism is still very common in Europe.

According to a poll made last year, a great majority of Europeans agree, that Israel is the greatest threat to peace in the the world.

Israel. Not crazy Achmadenischad's attempt to get nukes or North-Korea's lunatic great chairman Kim-something, who already has some, not Al-Quaeda or the islamofascist regimes in the Middle East.

Europeans hate Israel and therefore the EU spends Billions of Euro (taxpayer's money, of course) for the Palestinians, who constantly refer to jews as the "sons of pigs and apes" and try to kill jews wherever an by what means possible.

This is the sad truth.
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On his very first post he captures the truth. I congratulate and salute you!!
 
A little bemused by your example though. We could discuss vandalism in Jewish cemeteries and hate groups, but you chose to discuss Israel.
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The reason for the strong anti-Israel bias of most European media and great parts of the public opinion, I think, is antisemitism. It's simply hard to unterstand, for what other reason most people in Europe should believe that it's always Israel's fault.

Such tendencies (being political mainstream) are much more dangerous than some retarded skinheads (a small minority) running around and devasting Jewish cemetries (which is sad enough).

Welcome to THR by the way.
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Thank you.:)

How is Germany today?
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The thermometer ist melting and a lot of guys in the streets are waving flags - worldcup, you know. I don't like soccer too much.;)

On his very first post he captures the truth. I congratulate and salute you!!
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Thanks again. :)
 
As always, they fail to mention that racism is quite common among immigrants, directed both against the natives, and against jews...
Ooops. Seems I'm the racist for saying things like this. Shame on me... :fire: :barf:
 
I'm not sure that it is valid to equate a lack of pro-Israeli sentiment with anti-semitism. It's regularly done, but often without basis. Sure there are those for whom criticism of Israel is a thin veneer, but that's not everyone that criticises Israel. Even statements questioning the legality of the existence of Israel, whilst in my opinion flawed, don't necessarily indicate anti-semitism, although they regularly do drop from the mouths of vicious anti-semites.

It's hot here too, less people on the streets waving flags since Portugal unceremoniously dumped us out.
 
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