diversity differently recieved

Though both America and Germany are both very diverse, diversity in Berlin is treated much differently than it is in America. Despite the US being a melting pot of different races, cultures, and religion, it has always been fairly racist and xenophobic, throughout history shifting the brunt of its bigotry from Irish immigrants to latinx immigrants and everything in between. Of course, Germany had a period of its history that was quite similar and resulted in the genocide of 13M diverse peoples (Jewish people, Rromani people, political opponents, "asocial people", gay people, Jehovah's witnesses, and disabled people). The difference is that Germany is not afraid to confront its history, no matter how horrific it is. Whereas children are essentially taught US propaganda in schools until they take APUSH and states like Oklahoma attempt to ban nonbiased US history classes for not being "patriotic enough", German history is taught in its entirety and made clear to the public. It is understood here that knowledge and education, not denying the fact that there is/was a deadly problem, is the only way to prevent such atrocities from occuring again.

Furthermore, diversity seems much more well recieved in America. Women in hijab can exist in public freely without fear of being met with violence. In America, Muslims are treated very poorly and politicians like Donald Trump have even proposed banning all Muslims from the US. Even more terrifyingly, a lot of people agree. Here, Berliners acknowledge that practicing a certain religion does not make one inherently lesser or a "terrorist". In general, people of color and/or people who speak different languages in public are not met with the same look of unadulturated hatred that one so often sees in America. Though many Americans would be made deeply uncomfortable by this tolerance, it is one of the most refreshing things I have ever experienced. Obviously Berlin isn't a land free from racism and prejudice, but at least here it isn't widespread, wrapped in a flag, and called patriotism. Such a mistake is hard to make twice if a country is properly educated about the realities of its past.