... to be clear, you're saying that banning prejudicial activities at companies is a reflection of how "entitled" the US has grown to be?

You understand why they're banned, right? We have a very recent and loud history about why we ban discrimination like that - or at least did.

I don't really care about your reasons, to be honest.

You are losing competitiveness, we, on the other side of the world, are gaining.

As a result, you will be buying our goods, not the other way round, and that is the only thing I truly care about.

Not about justice, racial equality, the commonwealth of all mankind?

Thankfully it's likely China, not the EU, that will end up ahead at the end of this scuffle.

> Thankfully it's likely China, not the EU

Why is that "thankfully"? Is China less racist than EU?

Bad choice of words -- I just wanted to point that out given that the OP seemed to be under different presumptions.

Are you suggesting France is specifically gaining competitiveness through applied racism?

Sorry, I'd rather be uncompetitive than stoop to that

There's nothing racist about what he said. It's not racist, or even particularly impolite, to nicely ask someone "hey, I noticed you have x name, are you from $country by any chance?"