Racism is like a cockroach of civilised society. It is vile, revolting, and it breeds prodigiously. Few things appear capable of eradicating it. It seems always to return, no matter what we do to stamp it out.
Of late, there have been plenty of reminders about this unfortunate fact of life. Melburnians will remember the video footage of a racist attack directed at a young French woman on a Frankston-line replacement bus last year. In Sydney during the Easter weekend, a man on a city bus launched a racist tirade against an Asian family from Korea to an audience of unmoved passengers. Earlier this year - also in Sydney - ABC newsreader Jeremy Fernandez was subjected to racial abuse while on a bus with his young daughter.
Such episodes happen daily, to be sure. For every incident that gets recorded by someone on their mobile phone, many others go unnoticed and undocumented. But having video footage of racism does add a new dimension. Where once it may have been possible to avoid ever seeing the nasty face of bigotry, it is no longer.
For those who have ever suffered racism on a bus, tram or train - or seen it happen - there are few surprises. The genre is familiar. The perpetrators are always angry and violent, frothing at the mouth and ready to pounce. There are always the bystanders who pretend they see nothing or who, worse, enjoy the spectacle. Advertisement
We should be worried that these incidents appear to be growing in frequency. While racism takes many forms - as Waleed Aly wrote in these pages on Friday, some of its manifestations can be insidious - there is something particularly disturbing about racism in public places.
After all, the way we act in public is revealing of our society. It may be one thing to harbour certain private racist thoughts. It is another to voice the sentiment, in public, to someone's face. Doing this requires a certain disdain and hate.
For me, this is where the real harm of racism lies. When unchecked, it can allow people to believe they are empowered to harass, belittle and intimidate others because of their race, ethnicity or colour. Those who suffer a racist threat, taunt or insult can often feel like a second-class citizen or a lesser person. Racism is repugnant because it wounds the value of equality.
This may seem obvious enough. But we frequently fail even to recognise the civic harm of racism. At times, political leaders appear only to recognise racism as bad because it damages our reputation or jeopardises our export earnings. It was striking, for example, that complaints about racial violence against Indian students a few years ago were routinely met with statements affirming the economic value of international students to the local economy.
There is another problem perhaps more fundamental. In recent years, a section of Australian society has grown to believe racism is a figment of the politically correct imagination.
I am the biggest moron on australianpropertyforum.com
But you're a racist Black Pansy, you hate Jews. You hate me because you think I'm a Jew, I'm so offended.
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Tim Soutphommasane is a political philosopher at the University of Sydney.
Someone doesn't want the gravy train of unis selling out to foreigners that want to gain citizenship to stop. At his age he's probably half way through paying off an ip too.
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
But you're a racist Black Pansy, you hate Jews. You hate me because you think I'm a Jew, I'm so offended.
Someone doesn't want the gravy train of unis selling out to foreigners that want to gain citizenship to stop. At his age he's probably half way through paying off an ip too.
Nope, I don't hate ANY creed.
I have criticized Israel's Zionist movement, primarily for how they treat Palestinians and how they use the Torah to justify their Gods Chosen People justification for their Humans rights crimes.
Unlike YOU, who has littered this forum with some of the worse racism I have seen on the internet, ever.
All very bizarre, considering your Jewish heritage, and you act like a White Supremacist Wannabe.
I have criticized Israel's Zionist movement, primarily for how they treat Palestinians and how they use the Torah to justify their Gods Chosen People justification for their Humans rights crimes.
Unlike YOU, who has littered this forum with some of the worse racism I have seen on the internet, ever.
All very bizarre, considering your Jewish heritage, and you act like a White Supremacist Wannabe.
Bull shit. You're constantly going on about how Jews look down on everyone and run the world with evil plans.
Disgusting.
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
You have a big chip on your shoulder about your ethnic ancestry, seek help.
Criticizing Zionism doesn't make one a Hater, your over sensitive because of your Jewish ancestry.
Thats not my fault. Famous last words from your EX ?
You can criticise Jews all you want. Just as long as I can criticise other races without being labelled a racist. Oh, I can't. So that's that idea fucked.
RACIST. RACIST RACIST RACIST RACIST RACIST. Oh. My. GOD. RACIST!
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
You can criticise Jews all you want. Just as long as I can criticise other races without being labelled a racist. Oh, I can't. So that's that idea fucked.
RACIST. RACIST RACIST RACIST RACIST RACIST. Oh. My. GOD. RACIST!
Yawn Mopsy, Criticizing Zionism isn't equivalent to your filthy racism.
Comments like they breed like flies, etc, you know, they are YOUR quotes, indicate a pathology far beyond my mild criticism of Zionism.
But turds like you and Earthy like to bullshit alot, thats your only talent.
Yawn Mopsy, Criticizing Zionism isn't equivalent to your filthy racism.
Comments like they breed like flies, etc, you know, they are YOUR quotes, indicate a pathology far beyond my mild criticism of Zionism.
But turds like you and Earthy like to bullshit alot, thats your only talent.
You didn't criticise Zionism. You have stated that ALL Jews see others as scum.
As if you give a flying fuck about Palestine, you don't even care about your own countrymen and severely want to fuck them over for property and have a 19th century UK type society.
You're shit. You're a shitty person. You're addled brain has just shot you in the foot, again. I'd stay away from trying to show any sort of morality or integrity. You're well into the negative on those counts.
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
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