Racism

Submitted by Michael Petty (Sri Lanka), Jan 3, 2010 at 22:51

I'm a Canadian but my daughter, who is a US citizen married an Australian.

As a sociologist I think racism is perfecxtly natural, cultures foster communication within the group but inhibit communications between groups.

However, I do think it was wrong that Americans enslaved and lynched blacks and that Germans exterminated Jews. and that Canadians and Australians treat their indigenous peoples badly.

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