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Nazis were anti-Semitic more than they were against any other race, though that's likely because there just wasn't much diversity in Europe. I guess Ben Shapiro gets some anti-Semitic hate now, but I don't know where it comes from because it's generally accepted that living in a Jewish neighborhood is a good thing. If your neighbors are all Jews, things are prolly going well for you.in general its almost a certainty that....
1. white racists are more common than whites think
2. white racists are less common than people of color think
kkk and nazis are overt racists. in ww2, it became unpopular (even among actual racists) to admit even to yourself that you are a racist. it was considered to be detrimental to the war effort. the result being, in modern USA, even people who would qualify to be legit racists will attempt to deny it even to themselves. people think that if you have a justified gripe against another race, then that means you arent racist. but.........who doesnt believe their gripes to be justified? no one.
Your 2 numbered statements might well be true, and would still leave the point unchanged. Actual white racists seem to be largely uneducated and don't hold much authority to have any significant role in society. If someone is a dick to me, I just think "that guy's an asshole", but if I were black, I might think "that guy's a racist" when the guy is just an asshole and race had nothing to do with it.