I don't disagree with you, but my comment addressed 'ljf's question about violence, directly above it. This myth that USA should exactly resemble a tiny homogeneous European nation has been encouraged by the prison-LEO-judicial-industrial complex in order to argue for ever more draconian punishments: "We're not like Holland yet, so let's lock up 100,000 more minorities!"

Netherlands are not that homogeneous. In Amsterdam, there are 25-30% of residents who are not Dutch. In Geneva, where I live — more than 50% non-Swiss residents.

(And, to be more like Netherlands, the US probably need to lock up less people, not more).