Thanks for this. Very analytical (insert German jokes here). Seriously, though, do you believe that these cultural factors in Germany erode empathy? One has to wonder, Given so much structure and predicatablity in the cultue, and crucially, language syntax and structure, that ANYTHING uncertain or unpredictable can evoke fear. Dark skin, therefore, can produce many uncertainties inthe German mind, not least of which is wondering if that dark stranger speaks German. THAT"s a lot of uncertainty to process in an instant for a group of people accustomed to certainty, even in their everyday speech.
Yes! Say it in plain English!
Guilt erodes that time and just makes a further mess of things. Hence, when it comes to white supremacy, white guilt tends to bolster racism.
Indeed, we're talking basic attempts to more fully understand the world as it is. My fear is that hat white supremacy is so crafty that's it's genuinely invisible to the masses, so dispelling this myth radically shocks one's core identity. I liken it to learning about a censored chapter to one's holy book.
