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27. I'd also imagine the scope and breadth of American authored hate sites far exceeds

Wed May 1, 2013, 07:05 PM

May 2013

I'd also imagine the scope and breadth of American authored hate sites far exceeds many other counties in this respect.

And as we have our own politicians guilty of numerous "macaca moments" or TN commissioners put an image on his Facebook page, which shows a man aiming a shotgun under the phrase “How to wink at a Muslim.”, that we are indeed ahead of many other countries... but not in a good way.

I certainly don't think American Exceptionalism (again, in this respect) is any better or any worse than that of Italy.

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awesome Blue_Tires May 2013 #1

+ 1 /nt Ash_F May 2013 #25

So is my Calabrese husband! JustAnotherGen May 2013 #51

Indeed. The 'right people' to piss off are largely the anti-EU, far-right Northern League. pampango May 2013 #60

Ancient Rome had inhabitants from all over the Empire starroute May 2013 #2

They could also become citizens.....and Emperors. brooklynite May 2013 #3

I think they'd cut the "bonga bonga" crap if they all got their own DNA results in the mail. MADem May 2013 #40

Good point about the DNA. Ken Burch May 2013 #41

Don't forget those cousins over the water in Ethiopia...! nt MADem May 2013 #42

Maybe our Teabaggerati can teach these amateurs a thing or two nt MrScorpio May 2013 #4

I think they got the Teabaggerati message already... freshwest May 2013 #5

Am really shocked by such behavior. My mother was from Italy and I was around southernyankeebelle May 2013 #6

Wow you have been sheltered Scairp May 2013 #7

Maybe so. All I know if I would see anyone of any race being bullied I certainly would southernyankeebelle May 2013 #10

Spaniards are also pretty bad about it too. dookers May 2013 #15

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I am Italian-american myself. I guess I lived a very sheltered life. I mean I spent my southernyankeebelle May 2013 #21

Italian Americans JustAnotherGen May 2013 #53

My mother was from Naples. When we visited we never saw that behavor. Guess times southernyankeebelle May 2013 #58

Naahh JustAnotherGen May 2013 #66

My mom use to say about the Calabrese that they were hard headed. My father's southernyankeebelle May 2013 #68

Not hard headed JustAnotherGen May 2013 #70

LOL, I bet you won't. I did find it interesting the different dialects you hear when southernyankeebelle May 2013 #71

Really? WilmywoodNCparalegal May 2013 #63

I'm guessing you're not from Brooklyn or Queens, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #8

No am not. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #9

There were lynchings in NYC in the 1980's. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #12

I didn't know that. In the early 80s I was living in europe. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #13

Italian kids used baseball bats instead of ropes. Very ugly nt geek tragedy May 2013 #14

OMG, that's awful. I don't understand such hate. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #19

I don't think it's about color either... dorkzilla May 2013 #28

How sad. You even share the same religion and they act like that. Thank good I wasn't southernyankeebelle May 2013 #43

gmta La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #11

Thanks JustAnotherGen May 2013 #52

The US is certainly ahead of many other countries in this respect. Nye Bevan May 2013 #17

How many directly elect their leader? former9thward May 2013 #26

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, .... Nye Bevan May 2013 #29

You said majority white. former9thward May 2013 #31

"The President of Austria is elected by popular vote for a term of six years..." Nye Bevan May 2013 #34

Fail again. former9thward May 2013 #36

I said "elected a black President" in my original post. Nye Bevan May 2013 #37

In terms of leadership the prime minister is equal to the u.s. president. former9thward May 2013 #61

Seriously? You are not aware that Argentina and Armenia are both majority white? Nye Bevan May 2013 #62

You can play games all you want. former9thward May 2013 #64

But you do now agree that both Argentina and Armenia are majority-white Nye Bevan May 2013 #65

I'd also imagine the scope and breadth of American authored hate sites far exceeds LanternWaste May 2013 #27

hmmmmm heaven05 May 2013 #18

No- Racism has been around for much longer then America has Marrah_G May 2013 #20

yeah heaven05 May 2013 #23

America didn't invent racism, this has nothing to with America SpartanDem May 2013 #30

anything heaven05 May 2013 #35

Uh - you sound a bit deranged leftynyc May 2013 #44

whatever heaven05 May 2013 #46

Ooooooh - childish smilies leftynyc May 2013 #48

You have your head somewhere anyway telclaven May 2013 #45

yeah heaven05 May 2013 #47

Because before 237 years ago leftynyc May 2013 #49

oh please heaven05 May 2013 #50

Your whining is quite tiresome leftynyc May 2013 #56

you heaven05 May 2013 #57

"the native-american holocaust and forced slavery based on christian ideals'" SpartanDem May 2013 #59

please, europeans knew racism and genocide much before they La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #32

no heaven05 May 2013 #38

What nonsense. Quantess May 2013 #67

of course heaven05 May 2013 #69

Wait until the Italians research their origin roots... will they have a surprise! nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #22

can heaven05 May 2013 #24

"I hate the Moor" rug May 2013 #33

Hopefully tblue May 2013 #39

I truly believe it is JustAnotherGen May 2013 #54

Damn, gf tblue May 2013 #55