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01/30/2003 Entry: "Asylum, race and manipulation"
Whenever an arrest is made on suspicion of terrorism, it is usual to hear some mention of the suspects race or (more recently) religion. It used to be that it was an Irish accent that made someone an automatic suspect, now it is usual for the media to point out that those arrested are Muslim.The day before yesterday, a man witnessed a robbery and gave chase. He caught up with the robbers and was shot dead. Police commended his bravery and public-spirited actions.But it was 24 hours before it was reported he was a Muslim.
Meanwhile, my local newspaper reports that the far right British National Party is targetting Swansea as a place where it might increase it's support, mostly on the back of the asylum issue.
But of course, there are no racists here...
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Greater love has no man than this, then a man lay down his life for his friends....
That post impacted me greatly - thanks Richard
Posted by Sherm @ 01/31/2003 02:27 PM CST
It's interesting how this is all heightened during a time of international conflict. Race constantly becomes an issue. I think there are a lot of people kidding themselves thinking we live in a more egalatarian society than previous decades... it may be more subtle but it's still there.
Posted by Ants @ 01/30/2003 08:27 AM CST
