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Originally Posted by Maggy
I am contributing.I have been trying to get people to actually come up with any kind of strategy to actually address the issue..and the Daily Mail won't offer any practical help in that regard.It's a publication that frequently fans the flames of hatred.
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Well, they can start with introducing a general equality law rather than specify the particular minority groups who can benefit from it. That would at least end the resentment of able-bodied, heterosexual white men that currently exists. Maybe then people will start to see equality in a different light.
With all members of the public on board (due to self interest) the pressure will finally exist to weigh against employers who do not have proper processes in place to select staff, against police to demonstrate suitable cause to arrest and detain, etc. The population will be speaking with one voice.
I do believe education is already happening. All the young people I contact are very aware of the stupidity and injustice of discrimination in all its forms. The older generation who hold racist views are, frankly, beyond help, but they are becoming less relevant with time.
However, minority groups need to be careful as well. If they press too hard, resentment will surface on both sides. This whole issue needs to be carefully managed, and pulling down statues will have the opposite effect from that intended by right thinking people.