[alexandrerond]

As Europeans it is hard to grasp that some places may attempt positive discrimination based on race and many comments go in this direction.

But one of the things that most surprised me from visiting the US is the huge racial diversity, way more that we can enjoy in most of Europe, which is really a blessing for the US.

I invite Europeans to picture the scenario of a society where large groups of population are routinely discriminated, abused, put in disadvantage based on the color of their skin, or their names, or the places where they live. It is just normal that institutions have positive discrimination policies.

Oh wait, you don't have to do picture it since we actually do just that. It's just our "racial minorities" are even smaller and unable to form critical mass to cause change, something women and LGTB+ collectives more or less managed. See how immigrants are treated, particularly if they are not white enough.

[raxxorrax]

> something women and LGTB+ collectives more or less managed

Those are often surprisingly white from my experience, but not relevant as someone Russia is culturally pretty different from someone from Portugal. Not by skin color though.

Europe does employ positive discrimination but I don't think it is in any way constructive.