Word: racism
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...which the foreign media, which otherwise takes scant interest in Australian domestic politics, obsessively cover her. But should either Australians or the rest of the world worry about the Hanson phenomenon? And don't many of the same Asian nations that now cast aspersions at this supposed upsurge of racism also practice their own forms of raced-based politics...
Some Southeast Asian politicians are rubbing their hands at this apparent surge of Australian racism. It is a handy way of avoiding the issue of why so many middle-class people from Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong still migrate there even though the standard of living for professionals and small businessmen is scarcely better. Evidently, for these people freedom and space are more important than race. At least they recognize that though racism against Asians and Aborigines clearly exists, Australia has no need for lectures from politicians in countries where race-based politics are the norm, or lie close...
...proclaimed at Gettysburg. Many of them were blacks weary of lynchings in the South and day-to-day mistreatment by whites. Others were Jews who feared for their fellow Jews in Hitler's Germany. They fought fascism in Spain to strike back at the American fascist elements of racism, police violence against organized workers and inequality of opportunity for Jews, blacks and immigrants. They feared the "fascist" segments of American society would allow full-fledged fascism to usurp American democracy...
...wake of Fong's opinion, minority groups and coalitions of minority groups are banding together to talk about racism and self-segregation. This is certainly constructive, positive behavior. However, what minorities and Whites need to remember is that the ending of racial stereotypes and self-segregation on the Harvard campus is not solely dependant upon minority groups changing their perspectives, their behaviors, and opening up. At the same time, white students need to be willing to be the only white student at a table...
Others who spoke at yesterday's event also said they felt it was a top priority to organize Harvard's different ethnic groups into a coalition to combat ethnic stereotyping and racism...