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Originally Posted by Ammi
..I agree with the first part of your post Nedusa...people aren't born with prejudice, it's a learned thing and only education can unlearn it and begin to change views...I don't think it's anything to do with politics though, I don't think opinions are going to be altered at all there, I think it's something that has to be addressed at a very young age and through education but that can only happen if all influences are co-operative because it's often learned in the home and in the general environment etc of that person...I think to a certain extent, some older people's views will never change because they're so instilled in them from childhood and through life so in a way, they can't help it and don't often realise that they're saying racist things or being racist but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't always be pointed out to them because it should but their 'influences' are also their peers who are often like-minded to them so it's hard for them to actually see it...anyway, with children, I know some people feel that religion shouldn't be taught in schools/has no place in schools...but I think it's only through teaching/educating and understanding different religions/cultures etc that we can teach children to be tolerant and unprejudiced which will carry on into adulthood...religion in schools isn't about, oh let's learn about God today...it very much focuses on different faiths/beliefs/cultures etc and learning about them...
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I agree with all you have said above,great post and a good post again from Nedusa too.
However,I do in part blame politicians too,for too long now the issue of immigration for example has become a tug of war and competition between the parties.
No moreso than these last few years with 2 main parties at it and then UKIP going on and on about it which all helps fuel suspicion and dislike of different races and cultures.
Until politicians 'grow up' and remove immigration from party politics and agree on a set plan as to the issue then you will always have our rotten media printing over the top stories on immigration,with the governing politicians and other parties handing the ammunition to the media.
This all then results on people of different races and culture being blamed for near all ills in the UK and fuels racism, it's time the politicians woke up to that fact.
I do agree with you Ammi that more needs to be done in schools to combat racism in any form and I also don't believe people are born racist, it is as many have said a learned thing.
That issue being dealt with in schools could help in the racism that is instilled in the home by racist people who likely near brainwash their children into thinking the way they do.
Will such a day come, I doubt it, not while we have these main parties looking for scapegoats to blame for all their mistakes and the ills in the UK.
At a stroke the parties at Westminster could do a great deal to help with racism of any kind by taking the issue of immigration 'out' of politics altogether.
Then start acting like decent grown ups by building concensus policies as to the issue of immigration particularly.