> But institutional racism is not the same as racial hatred, Van Rij (CDA) emphasized before the Council of Ministers. There were also concerns about the legal

> But institutional racism is not the same as racial hatred, Van Rij (CDA) emphasized before the Council of Ministers. There were also concerns about the legal consequences of such a confession. The mental gymnastics displayed by the government in this scandal, is both hilarious and disgusting. They want to explicitly differentiate that institutional racism and everyday racism are “different” as if it makes things better - though the former is arguably equally or more harmful as the state has all the power. Further, they acknowledge there has been discrimination, but do not want to “admit” there was racism - just because it has legal implications. This is exactly like immoral companies settling lawsuits with no admission of guilt, to avoid consequences. Despicable!