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Originally Posted by MaDalton
it can't be racial - look at Cuba
i was amazed how well the different races live together there - whites, blacks, mulattos - everyone seemed to have a complete mix of friends and no one gave a shit what color they had
and even though they are really poor there, it seemed perfectly safe to me
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Riiiiight. Same was true in the Soviet Union when the government had their thumb on every single citizen. Everyone was about peace and love and being a good citizen.. once the Soviet Union collapsed, the hate crimes started to rise, racism quickly went right off the charts, racist groups began to form and organize, Nazi parties began to form etc. etc, etc. etc. How do I know? I was there to watch it all happen. Culture is a fickle thing and easily manipulated by those with the will and ability to do so. Once those artificial influences are removed, human nature quickly takes over.
You certainly see the world through a very naive and idealistic prism.