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I don't mind funds going to Asylum seekers, you read and agreed with that bit too?
Discrimination on grounds of race and ethnicity is racism. :yes:
Insisting that there can be a division between different individuals on arbitary, imaginary causality is racist. Every time you use a word like "Asian" you are being racist, it's how you must process the language in order to make sense of it.
There are no minority or majority "ethnics" the proposition is ridiculous.
If you read my post properly, you'll see that I do acknowledge that people are actually disadvantaged because of their ethnic background. There is also a class element too - I do see how white working class people get resentful when they perceive that money is going to help BME (what a horrible term) groups when they have to rely on underfunded statutory services. I'm thinking of a particular situation in my job where there is a specific mental health project for black people with advocacy, fast tracking etc, but white people have to rely on the woefully underfunded and understaffed statutory system. I do see how this can play into the hands of racists. However, there is also a need for mental health services to take into account the specific cultural needs of afro-carribean and african people, as it is (or can be) different from white people. The fact also remains that a disproportinate number of black people are sectioned compared to white people - there are many reasons - the experience of living in what is still a racist society and the institutionalised racism of the mental health system, e.g. black men are perceived as being more violent etc. There is also a big mistrust by some people from this background of the system, based on past experiences.
This is used as a classic divide and rule tactic - divide people on racial lines and they won't unite on class lines. You have to realise that racism exists and also serves a function within the logic of capitalism.
Move on? I don't follow mine contradict the whole reason you made the thread yet you have no response at all unless you are accepting that you in fact did make up sources with no evidence?
Don't hold your breath for answers of any type from this poster.
i agree entirely excpet that a charity that deals with helping asylum seeker is the same as helping a charity that help women who have run away from domestic violence, and by your line of argument youre suggsting only one charity should exist for everyone, which is just stupid
from my opinion theyre not getting too big a grant from the lottery so its perfectly okay, and well its better than many of the films funded by lottery money
Agree entirely - except about the class thing.
Astounding irony in that comment.
Classism exists and also serves as a function within the logic of marxism. Instead of seeing racial divisions in society (like a racist) they just see class divisions. A racist looks at a black person and hates them for thier ethnicity while a marxist hates them due to wealth and success. Marxists are the ones who use class as a divide and rule tactic. Divide society into a class they can control and a class everyone can hate, furthering thier own marxist cause.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sneer&x=0&y=0
So in future look at the topic, stay on it or send a private message