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Saturday 30 March 2019
Quote of the Week
“People generally
conform to the mores of their society, and if they believe racism to be
acceptable they are more likely to behave in a racist way. Racist concepts are
kept alive through communication of racist viewpoints and social mediation and
the use of racist scapegoating as acceptable aspects of political debate. Where
there is ‘social permission’ to be racist, racism is a permissible way of
releasing frustrations and aggression. Conversely, discouraging racist
attitudes and behaviour is likely to cause racism to decrease.” [Tamsan
Clarke, February 2005, RACISM, PLURALISM AND DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRALIA: Re-conceptualising racial vilificationlegislation]
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