I have a theory.
As a white boy living in South Africa, the schools (probably still reeling from apartheid) never forced diversity down our throats, there were just different kids. black kids, white kids, Muslim kids, Indian kids, the occasional Asian kid, etc.
Politics was spoken about exclusively in history or geography class and nowhere else.
> My first point is that, as opposed to Americans and Europeans, we had much less diversity talk shoved down our throats
Now, most, if not all, of the (young) white South Africans I know, are much MUCH less racist than any white american or European I know. Even though south Africa is predominantly (70-ish percent) black.
> Before I go on, I should mention that, the second I left school, I was blasted with the politics of the country/world. So this whole argument applies to people growing up before they reach the age of being politically active.
> Also, this is regional to parts of South Africa, as the parts of SA that have a higher concentration of Afrikaner and Zulu are still much more racist. This is generational, and those are the only two denominations in this country I can Identify as actively racist.
> I think that the way USA and EU shoves diversity down your throats so aggressively at a young age actually causes racism, phobias, and aggression to fester, and creates racists much more intensely than you would have "naturally" become
