Americans Explain Why The U.S. Has Never Been Racist Country

During a recent interview, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that America had “never been a racist country.” The Onion asked Americans why our history has always been color-blind, and this is what they said.

“If we’re so racist, you’d think someone would’ve committed a racist act by now.”

“Thomas Jefferson wrote that ‘all men are created equal’ and never did anything else as far as I know.”

“Show me one book that says otherwise. Or several. In list form, please. No particular reason.”

“America is not a racist country, but a federation of racist states.”

“Have you ever met a slave? Didn’t think so.”

“I’ve never faced any discrimination for being 3% Cherokee.”

“This so-called racist nation is the same one that gave Black Americans their own exclusive water fountains.”

“Why else would Martin Luther King so eloquently say that racism was a fiction and we should get on with our lives?”

“I think this 90-second PragerU cartoon can explain the concept better than me or anyone else.”

“How many times do I have to cite very selective lines from the Constitution before people understand this?”

“America has always been a land of opportunity for all different types of land-owning white men.”

“Does the United States discriminate against non-white people? Sure. But is it racist? Nah, probably not.”

“It’s not racism when it’s accidental, which is what slavery, Jim Crow, and every modern hate crime are.”

“All egalitarian societies begin with mass genocide.”

“My great-grandfather loved his slaves.”

“Most of our mass shooters target very diverse crowds of innocent people.”

“We gave them jobs, didn’t we?”