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So far, 135 votes in...over 92% say the National Socialist...oops, I mean Pegida IS a racist movement.
Nice to see the masses getting it right.
One can make accurate generalizations about people who voluntarilly align themselves with an ideology or point of view, but a similar generalization about a large group united only by nationality, religion or ethnicity is not going to be accurate.
Ie. "American conservatives want to lower taxes" is acccurate. "Older white men in American want to lower taxes" is not.
There are no laws in the USA prohibiting discriminating against someone due to their ideology in most contexts. (exception: hiring for lower level government jobs)
Some countries have constitutions that enshrine a nation’s values, some ask for specific values to be taught at school and these are based on a particular type of culture. I can see how the above easily relates to muslim culture and how this would fit in with German culture but on the other hand – is the phrase “when in Rome” now a cover for racism? A request that particular values may be upheld and that incomers are asked to respect or integrate into?
No that's incorrect. If you don't hire someone because they're Muslim or Jewish or Christian or whatever, that's a crime.
Employment Discrimination Based on Religion, Ethnicity, or Country of Origin
Also, ones ideology could be considered their religion, hence making it illegal discrimination.
If an employer asks what your religion is at all that's officially illegal. Religion is legally speaking an off-topic zone for work in the US and if you as an employer or supervisor delve into religion with coworkers your organization/company can be sued for discrimination and pretty much in court the only question that the judge is going to care about is "Was religion brought up at all?" and if the answer is yes then that's the case, the accuser of religious discrimination wins because a company/organization cannot legally bring up religion as an issue with regard to work and there's no way to disprove said entity didn't use such info to discriminate somehow.
Now that said, do a lot of companies do it anyways assuming you won't spend the money to actually sue? Yeah. But I've seen companies pay big time for it when someone recorded the interview. Big payday in court.
Cultural practices that are harmful to a non-consenting adult are already illegal. Demanding that immigrants conform to the cultural norms of a nation may be common and popular with many people, but it is a violation of their human right to free expression. Most cultures are already very diverse with a range of social classes, ethnicities, professions, religions and lifestyles. In free nations we don't use the law to oppress hippies, blue collar workers, religious sects etc. With all that legally and popularly accepted diversity there is no legitimate reason to suppress some specific forms of cultural expression just because they are practiced by immigrants. If we were successful at doing that in the USA we wouldn't have St. Patrick's day, pasta, pizza, tacos, hamburgers, egg rolls, etc.
Yup, anyone who is against racism, prejudice or bigotry can see the obvious. Im glad most people who voted are still the decent ones.So far, 135 votes in...over 92% say the National Socialist...oops, I mean Pegida IS a racist movement.
Nice to see the masses getting it right.
Yes but shooting satirists for expressing their cultural freedoms is very different from St. Patrick's day, pasta, pizza, tacos, hamburgers, egg rolls etc etc.
I can understand why Germans could worry that fundamental aspiects of their culture could be changed because of the cultural demands of a new immigrant group which may see the culture of a society they want to move to as offensive to their own culture.
Right now, there are cartoonists in the US and Europe who now have to live under 24 hour watch because of this.
The Republican Party is ten times more racist than Pediga. And Yes. Pediga is racist.
What percent of European Muslims have committed violence due to their beliefs? I feel safe in saying that it is well under 1 pct. That does not justify discrimination against the remaining 99.9 pct.
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