Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada
  • acargitz@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    It just so happens that it always boils down to policing what Muslims do. Just one big coincidence.

    • jaselle@lemmy.ca
      11·
      2 days ago

      That’s very fair yes. But how can you tell those who are anti-religion for racist reasons from those who are for not?

      • acargitz@lemmy.ca
        2·
        2 days ago

        There are two hazards in our discussion:

        1. someone being called racist
        2. someone suffering from systemic racism

        I prioritize hazard 1 as having a lower consequence than hazard 2.

        In other words, I care much more about eradicating systemic racism than the hurt feelings of someone whose motives are misunderstood.

        • jaselle@lemmy.ca
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          2 days ago

          OK that’s a good argument. It’s perhaps a flaw of the word “racist” that it can include systemic racism, when it connotes individual racism.