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And the Roma have never had a problem with systemic racism?

>>kevin_+(OP)
Or, for another blatant example, the way the Irish were long treated as subhuman by English overlords.

>>kevin_+(OP)
On the level of black Americans? Probably not, no. Literal slavery is not the same level of oppression as discrimination.

>>kevin_+(OP)
Actually, I think that sort of reinforces the point: Europeans don't really treat their minorities better than their Americans, but their minorities are more, well, minor, so the problems are much more invisible. The "undesirable" minorities in the US (i.e., blacks and Hispanics) make up about ⅓ of the population, while corresponding "undesirable" minorities in European countries tend to be around the 10% range.

>>jorblu+W5
> On the level of black Americans? Probably not, no

Roma were literally being sent to death camps to be exterminated throughout much of Europe 75 years ago.