[Liberty4eva]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Except that comparison relies on the world today being exactly the same as it was back then which it clearly isn't

Technology has changed a lot but human beings as emotional creatures have remained pretty much unchanged.

A lot of people are racist. I'd argue the majority of people are racist even today. But people are good at keeping their thoughts to themselves and not saying something unpopular out of fear they will be ostrasized. The racists who are violent people usually don't care if it's known that they are racist and are vocal in their opinions which is propably why you think racists are by their nature violent people.