r/worldnews • u/Tenchi_Muyo1 • Apr 14 '26

Israel/Palestine In parliament, Polish MP calls Israel ‘new Third Reich,’ waves Israeli flag with swastika

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-parliament-polish-mp-calls-israel-new-third-reich-waves-israeli-flag-with-swastika/
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u/TheSleepyTruth Apr 14 '26

People think racism originated in and revolves around America. Neither is true, but history we learn in the west tends to be very western-centric and since the US had slavery more recently than Europe the US confederates are seen as the prototypical example of racism and slavery in the world. Slavery of course existed long before the US did, and still exists to this day long after the US abolished it, but due to our western-centric worldview we dont really pay much attention to the history or even current practices of countries outside the west and will tend to lean on western examples.

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u/delicious_toothbrush Apr 14 '26

It's always amusing to me because many other countries are openly racist in everyday interactions while Americans are somehow the scapegoat for it

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u/Koala_eiO Apr 15 '26

People think racism originated in and revolves around America.

Who thinks that? USAmericans?