Why racism's growing up in Europe ?

Question

Why racism's growing up in Europe ?

Answer 1

There has always been a fear/dislike/persecution of the other.  In Europe, it has usually been religious or ethnic in the past.

It is now "racial" because of the growing numbers of North African or former colonial people immigrating  into European countries.  The effect is to insert an obviously different group of people, with obviously different ways and it threatens some people.

Answer 2

I don't think its growing, but it is becoming more visible than before.

Answer 3

It just might be that the underlying social structure has been exposed due to increased acts of violence or "heightened" fear.  Racism has always existed in Europe (hello, n**i Germany Jewish genocide?) but sometimes an upheaval or disaster such as war, terrorism or changes in economies show hidden social tendencies that may or may not have been evident prior.

In addition, you may want to think about the impact of the European Union which is the first of its kind in history.  It's rare that there is a quasi-ruling force that is a federation.  It even has its own currency!  What is the impact for countries that are excluded?  What does it mean for cultural cohesion?  Or the lack of?

Finally, different European nations have different reactions to immigrant groups and nationalization.  In Germany, national identity is based on ancestry.  You can have German parents, be born in America but assume German citizenry.  However, there have been generations of Turkish immigrants born there but they will never be eligible for German citizenship.  France is also affected by large immigrations of North Africans.  Last year there was an incident about whether French public schools were going to allow Islamic head scarves in schools (they voted against allowing them, by the way!).  These cause a lot of ethnic tensions which may or may not escalate into hurtful words, cultural clashes and even violence.  On the other hand, isn't it wonderful to live in diverse places?

Answer 4

Nowadays our world is becoming more and more opened. Globalization has made our place "one global village". Europe countries usually are rich, but lack of workforce due to poor natural population growth. In third world countries, the population growth are high, but no enough work vacancies. So, for the brave and skilled, they choose to migrate to those countries, e.g. Africans go to France, Turkish and East-Europeans go to Germany, and many people go to London. Now their population is growing there and it might frighten "native population". They started to spread hatred through nationalism and racism issues. They hope it can prevent those immigrants from occupying their countries.

Answer 5

The fears in Europe are growing. It's exponential.

The more fear they have the more racism you will see.

Answer 6

Praise to Allah.