uncdan replied to your post: I’ve also been horrified 

I’ve always had the impression that Europe has an important difference from America: that Europe is old, and each country has a strong sense of cultural identity. It seems therefore harder for them to accept dramatic cultural change.

I wrote this four months ago. It is by no means complete or in depth, however, it contains many relevant links about the systematic need to portray different groups of people as “Other” in Dutch society, starting with the Indonesians in the late 40s. So, it might be harder for Europeans to accept cultural change, but I’d say they’ve had a significant amount of time to do so since WWII, no?

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