no i did not . anybody who would believe that in one word would be retarded.katie_tully said:
Well I'd say it was culture rather than race, do you deny the existence of cultural differences?UWS-Uni-Student said:
So hypothetically there was Mr Eze Kamau who was highly educated and fluent in English, even being educated in Australia or another Western nation, who happens to fulfill the criteria of a refugee due to the genocide in Darfur, would you still claim that the government has a vaild reason for denying his application based upon his race?Azamakumar said:
And so letting him in would not be discriminatory against others because they lack certain personal qualities/an education? That's pretty much a step backwards to the white Australia from yesteryear.UWS-Uni-Student said:
Yes it would still be discrimination, but it would no longer be racistAzamakumar said:
How? They don't have qualities which you percieve to be valuable simply because of their background.UWS-Uni-Student said:
because it is not based on race, but on education.Azamakumar said:
Somehow I don't think throwing money at the problem is going to do much. I don't think the fact that some refugee groups outperform other groups has much of anything to do with government programs.absolutlaura said:
Could you clarify your point, as it appears that your making assertions without supportAzamakumar said:
All the support you need is in the article.UWS-Uni-Student said:
And yet you claim it isn't racist in defiance on definitions of the concept of racism, which suggests contrary to your assertions. Yet you claim others are narrow minded and ignorant?Azamakumar said:
I claimed ignorance because you failed to look past "HEY THEY'RE TELLING AFRICANS NO, THEY'RE RACIST".UWS-Uni-Student said:
To discriminate based on race alone by definition is racism. Which one can accept based on the various definitions of racism or one can choose to ignore. If one accepts it, then one must accept that any action or policy that engages in such a task is by definition racist. The motive behind such an action is irrelevant and to for one to argue otherwise would be to make a similar flaw as the rationale of the Stolen Generation or various other atrocities.Azamakumar said:
If you read back upon the article, you will find that they are deemed unique because of their histories, the time spent in concentration camps and the general nature of their oppresion, as opposed to others who seek refuge in Australia.UWS-Uni-Student said:
As an educated individual as you aspire to be you need to use Critical Analysis of what is said by any individual as all are inherently biased and if one subscribes to Neo-classical economics (as the capitalist society does) they accept that all individuals are self serving. Consequently you need to assess whether all individuals of the African nation in question would all find it difficult to integrate, which in the case of the hypothetical man would be invalid as they would have experienced the culture and society during their years of education in the society prior to returning to their homeland.Azamakumar said:
