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People in Spain really be pointing fingers at muslims for being "the ill of Spain" 

When we going to start pointing fingers at the wealthy Europeans who have bought all of the nice houses on "La Costa del Sol"?

When we going to start pointing fingers at the landlords who are selling to foreigners instead of locals because they can get more money?

Spain is racist and it only seems to be getting worse

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It's called political hypocrisy and right-wing populism, Spain isn't racist. We're a country that welcomes immigrants because we've been immigrants too...

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No rambling mate, these discussions can go a long way. Nothing wrong here.

Appreciate your input!

Microaggressions, microsexism... it’s deep in people’s DNA (so I kinda agree that we’re all a bit racist), but it’s a cultural thing that’s super hard to shake ‘cause it’s been there for centuries. About immigrant ghettos, since Spain isn’t a colonial power like others, those folks didn’t have to come here, so Spain isn’t used to diversity or finds it harder to accept, unlike France and its African colonies or the UK, for example. Still, the Latino community is pretty integrated in my opinion, though there’s always room to improve. Sharing the same language definitely helps. Oh, and I forgot to say a lot of people from Equatorial Guinea have been in Spain for years and integrated well since they speak Spanish there. Alright, I’ll stop rambling lol, happy Sunday, friend!

And yes, the populism is strong right now... Especially the right-wing populism

But microracism has been a sign of identity for Andalucian people since I can remember

We DO NOT integrate foreigners into our job market, we create (or they create) one for themselves

How many black people are working normal jobs? They're doing "black people jobs"
How many chinese are working normal jobs? They're doing their own "chinese jobs"

Spain is quite segregated.

We could argue that every country is, to a certain extent. But that would be counterproductive for this debate

For contrast though, swap an 18yo white Londoner for a 18yo Madrileño

Now imagine how different their views are on races... They are clearly not on the same playing field

Again, I'm not saying that Spain is an openly racist country, but the fact that we 'just left' a dictatorship behind us, is a clear sign that we are behind the global movements and I do believe that the fight on racism is one such movement that we are behind on

All good, bro, but if you generalize, you could say any country is racist, not just Spain.

I'm sorry bro, but we are a bit racist

That's not saying that we are openly racists like the KKK, but some of the things you hear in Spain are crazy. I've lived here for 31 years, and I can 100% say that we are a racist country

Is it full blown in your face racism? Not really

Most of the time it's microracism, but it's still racism

That's not to say we are bad people, we are just a little big ignorant at times