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Racism does not have to be about "the inferiority of another race". Racism can be "I don't think it's good for the economy that so many people from outside are
by aceofspad4s 9y ago
Racism does not have to be about "the inferiority of another race". Racism can be "I don't think it's good for the economy that so many people from outside are coming" or "this culture is completely incompatible with ours and I don't want these people here". It's a pretty lax word. By outlawing "racism" you're outlawing discourse.
- zeeZ 9y agoWhat you're describing sounds like xenophobia to me, not racism.
- mithr 9y agoThis is not true; as in, racism has a clear dictionary definition as "Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior." (Source: Oxford English Dictionary https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racism https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racism)
- gehwartzen 9y agoHow is "race" defined?
- blattimwind 9y agoVolksverhetzung is juristically exhaustively defined and none of your "racism can be" statements fulfill that definition. Volksverhetzung is not about "inciting hatred", which does not convey the concept. This article also isn't about Volksverhetzung, it's about the NetzDG, a new law.
- worstscenario 9y ago"Racism" is not outlawed, racial injury and hate crimes are.
- everdev 9y agoAnti-Immigration != Racism Saying you don't want immigration isn't racist if it applies to more than just immigration from certain racial groups. However, her tweet was not about that. She called out Muslims as having certain behaviors which is clearly racist.
- nailer 9y ago> She called out Muslims as having certain behaviors which is clearly racist. No. Islam is not a race.
- kofejnik 9y agothe left are constantly calling out Christians for certain behaviors, is this racist?
- nailer 9y agoI dislike stuffed crust pizzas, which are also not a race, but I imagine everdev considers that racist too.
- everdev 9y agoYou can hate whatever pizza you want
- nailer 9y agoWouldn't that be racist against stuffed crust pizza? Why one idea and not the other? Are we allowed to dislike Christianity? Scientology? Libertarianism? Socialism? Capitalism? Cutting off dogs tails? If so, what makes Islam non dislikeable? Are you aware of the many ex Muslims and the harassment they receive? The people who've criticised Islam and been killed for it? Do you think declaring Islam non dislikeable helps this? Do you know anyone who is an ex black person or ex white person or ex asian? Why not?
- everdev 9y ago
- coffee9 9y agoIf it's not in your self-interest what's the problem? They're certainly not immigrating for your benefit.