Could Governments Legislate Against Racism?

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February 6-2010:

TO: riz@aljazeera.net

insidestory@aljazeera.net,


Could Governments Legislate Against Racism?

This question was asked by many before. And I heard it being asked again on your show today on aljazeera TV.

So here are some of my views on this issue.

* Racists or those who deliberately discriminate against those whom they perceive, are not their kind or preferred ilk, are in every culture.

* Ethnic or Racial Profiling against others are done by almost every individual, organization, and institution, in every culture.

* Some do it openly, while others do it covertly.

* Most developed societies in the western hemisphere have some form of legislation to prohibit racism, or racial/ethnic discrimination, in the official institutions of government.

* But legislating against racism is only one step any state can provide to help curb this social stigma.

What it has to ensure is that the educational institutions also educate their student body against this social stigma too.

However, if it is not ethnic or racial profiling that is the problem. It is religion that is used against others for separation or division within most societies globally.

Derryck.
NYC.