First of all, the US is probably one of the least racist nations on earth. If the US was as racist as a lot of people claim, then the country could not exist in it's current state. It should also be noted that most of the people who voted for America's first black President were white voters. Second, most people nowadays simply do not care about race. In fact, I would go further and say that the majority of Americans are sick of talking about it and just want to be left alone. Third, the most racist people out there are usually the ones who can't shut up about it. Whenever they're called out on it, they usually reply by saying "I can't be racist because...blah blah blah." They love double standards. They also love redefining the definition of the word racist in order for it to fit their narrative. Fourthly, the reason we have black neighborhoods is because a long time ago, many black moved into the inner city and stayed where they are. It's also a part of community culture that goes back a long way. Long ago, at least up until half a century ago, most people in the cities lived around others who they identified with the most. German immigrants lived in German neighborhoods. Italian immigrants lived in Italian neighborhoods. Irish immigrants lived in Irish neighborhoods. Chinese immigrants lived in Chinese neighborhoods. However, this changed over time and that leads to what I'm going to say next. America DID have a problem with racism a long time ago. This is when many blacks moved into the cities while many whites and Asians moved out and into the newly constructed suburbs. That's when the German, Irish, and Italian neighborhoods evaporated in many cities. Some of these neighborhoods still exist, which is where you get Little Italy and China Town from.
If you want to go into detail about why the inner cities are so bad, then I should save that for another post.
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