
Originally Posted by
T. A. Gardner
China has several distinct languages within the country, and close to 60 ethnic and racial groups many of which are not Asian.
Many ethnic and racial groups in China are not Asian? Can you name a few? Or even one?
I could be wrong, but I cannot think of a single group in China who is not from Asia. In fact, many of the non-Han groups in China have been in their part of China for longer than the Chinese have been in their part of China. For instance, the Tibetans have been in Tibet for longer than the Chinese have been in Tibet, and are definitely from Asia.

Originally Posted by
T. A. Gardner
Russia has had pogroms against various ethnicities, the Cossacks being one in particular, Chetnians another
Pogroms originally referred to Czarist Russia attacks on Jews, usually using Cossacks. It has since expanded to mean attacks on any ethnic group, but would rarely be applied to the Cossacks as the victims. I am trying to figure out what you are talking about. The USSR did not always treat Cossacks well, is that it?

Originally Posted by
T. A. Gardner
By comparison the US and Canada have been until very recently very homogeneous. Both were overwhelmingly of European origin with small ethnic minorities. In the US Blacks represented the largest minority throughout the nation's history until recently.
Europe has many ethnic groups, so saying Europeans are homogeneous is silly. What America did do was create a melting pot where ethnic groups mixed, and were all considered one.
China is trying to do the same, in a much less pleasant way.
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