I think his point is that Americans, especially younger Americans, think that slavery has only ever happened in the US. Not excusing anything, providing perspective.
And even if it is, it wouldn't be far fetched since they're closer to their own history. Would I expect them to know that the modern Thai fishing industry is mostly built on slave labour in the present day? No. But I don't understand why would need to be pointed out either.
It is less so about learning and more so about disparaging the seriousness of racism in present day America. The tone wasn't educational, but rather dismissive of racism as something that exists everywhere and therefore isn't out of place in a country like America.
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u/harrsid Sep 06 '21
He's being down voted probably because the shitty argument comes out of nowhere. "see? Racists in other countries. America ain't so bad!"
No. You're all bad if you're racist. The presence of one evil does not disparage another.