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So,if the UN finds racism here, what are they going to do about it?:rotfl:
Put smurfs here to monitor us?:rotfl:
The UN is nothing more than an overpaid debate club. They have no teeth, so who cares what they find. I suggest they start their search in the bayous of Louisiana, they'll have fun there.  |
It is this kind of "to hell with what other nations think about us" attituide that has given
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At this point, I wouldn't argue with that. But what is their goal? They'll do their study, find racism, then what? They'll issue their report: We found racism in the US. Then, they'll go study something else. At the most, it will give the true believers in the UN something to talk about at lunch.
As someone from the UK, you should know how much someone from the US likes to be pushed around by a foreign power. (don't take this personally, no malice intended) But if you don't, see Lexington Green 1775 . |
Take a look at the UN report in to raceism in Japan. (2005(?))
There where almost no equality laws in Japan at all and plenty of buisnesses had
"No Forigners" signs out side. Many of these things are still happening and it is still
hard for non-Japanease in Japan, but the UN report was an embaresment for Japan
internationaly, but less so nationaly. Shortly after the report the government
reacted by trying to pass an anti-racism law that failed in parlament sevral years
before. Again, it failed to pass, but a handful of smaller measures did.
Certinaly one UN report is not going to change something as culturaly deep as racism
overnight. No one is claiming that, but it does provide another voice asking for
change.
Fixes are difficult, slow and take more than one factor. If the UN sat by and did
nothing; there would be a crime!