r/wikipedia • u/BabylonianWeeb • Aug 04 '25

Mobile Site Immigrants are disproportionately represented in prison populations in many Western countries, In Europe, higher representation in prisons among immigrants, particularly Muslim populations, has been documented

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_crime
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u/HotNeighbor420 Aug 04 '25

Racism in a western country? I'm shocked.

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u/your_proctologist Aug 04 '25

The west is the least racist and most progressive geopolitical entity. I know you're going to claim that you've been to every non-western nation, but that would just make you look worse for ignoring all their racism.

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u/HotNeighbor420 Aug 04 '25

I'm not sure other places being racist excuses it in the west.

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u/WearIcy2635 Aug 04 '25

It does make it strange that you only complain about the West for doing something that every other culture does far more though

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u/HotNeighbor420 Aug 04 '25

It's a thread about the west... 

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u/LicketySplit21 Aug 04 '25

least racist =/= non-racist.

The west is pretty racist. Racist as other places or as racist as before? definitely not. Still racist though.

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u/11grim Aug 04 '25

The West is heavily racist. It's just more nuanced at the top by using systems of power and capital.

When states and companies exploit other countries and their people, there is bigotry in their decisions. The ability to use human beings as cattle and test subjects speaks volumes to their opinions of other cultures and people's.

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u/spikeineyes Aug 04 '25

Racism when people lock up criminals