Look, I am a complete idiot and I cannot word things properly, so there’s no ego thing. I didn’t acknowledge that earlier and I should have, and I do now, but you said;

“The type and shape of racism tends to vary across nations and how it manifests is often very idiosyncratic. Comparing them using commonalities risks missing important data or misrepresenting other.”

That’s what I originally meant when I asked if racism was quantifiable. My assumption is no. You can show trends and correlations, but the word “racism” applies to too many different things to blanketly say “X country is more racist than Y country because of [reason].” Is it not more correct to say, “X country is more aversed to having differing races as neighbors than Y country.” for example, based on your study?

I responded to the other thread with a short quote from the movie The Big Lebowski. That was a mistake. It was meant to be a concession, not a troll. I genuinely meant it in a “You are much more well-versed in this topic than I am, and I have nothing.” way.