[Havoc]

Racial intolerance is mostly the result of different cultures clashing and people drawing conclusions because of it. But also because of history and upbringing on both sides of the fence.

In the case of racism in the United States it has a lot to do with slavery being a big part of US history. Black people have been treated as inferiour beings for decades and while that is no longer the case now, the effects can still be seen. Because of that early on seperation between black and white, it's still hard(er) for black people to be accepted in society. Thus harder to find jobs, harder to socialize. And subsequently easier to end up in crime and/or poverty. Ending up in a downward spiral that only confirms the racial bias people already have.

In Europe we have the same problem but with a different ethnic group. Instead of racism towards black people, we have racism against Islamic immigrants. Mostly these are people who moved from the farmlands of countries like Turkey, Morocco, Egypt and refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. These people have a completely different culture and lifestyle than people in Europe do. The original immigrants tend to not care about adjusting to a new country or accepting its customs. Their offspring, in turn, aren't taught the local country's rules and customs either, just the beliefs that are passed down from their own culture. The result is that, in Europe, we have a LOT (and I mean a LOT) of criminals with an Islamic background. Mostly the children of those original immigrants. They're often highly aggressive, have zero respect for women or the law.

These criminals with an Islamic background, at least in the Netherlands, represent the majority of the crime figures these days. And even though that absolutely doesn't mean that every single Islamic person is a criminal, it becomes very easy to start thinking that way when you see this particular group in the news over and over and over again, always related to some form of crime.

Is it wrong? Yes, of course. These people represent a minor fraction of the total population. Is it understandable? Yes, it is. Because it's also human nature.