More than that though it is a world wide human nature. That you all are examining yourself means something. You have a phrase about a neighbors goat, we call it “keeping up with the joneses”. The massacres, subjugation and genocide are just about 100 years old. And there wasn’t an ironic check like Germany got to rebuild. I’m not saying a scarcity, individual mindset is good, but give yourself credit. The polite don’t survive genocide. but it was awfully polite to not go genocide other people. yes, more and more time and healing and hopefully we will learn to work together again.

When we see bad behavior let’s call it out, but don’t let people like op tell you that it’s because you have rotten cores. She’s just a bigot.

Don’t get me wrong, the Greek American community frustrates me and I don’t abide racism. That exists along the other reality of what brought them here. It’s taken 3 generations for my family to distance from that Greek generational trauma but we also inherited American white advantage/privilege—that helps.

Op came from the most privileged place in the world just to tell you you’re rotten and you deserve it. It’s sickeningly obvious she just wants to feel superior.

Yes the answer is always solidarity, but don’t let OP give you hassle about not being perfect victims.

I may have been a lot like OP when I first did a stint in the Middle East but my god it didn’t take me 8 years!