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Discrimination and Racism Exist Everywhere!
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Today Leo Vardkar An Taoiseach (Prime Minister) made a very powerful statement in the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) to condemn racism and discrimination.
We do not need to look across the Atlantic to find racism. We have many examples in our own country. Discrimination on the basis of skin colour is pernicious....
"In recent days the world has watched in horror the events following the killing of George Floyd. It has prompted a palpable outpouring of emotion and spontaneous expressions of solidarity against the poison of racism. We have also seen genuine revulsion at the heavy-handed response in some instances towards peaceful protesters and journalists."
Racism too is a virus, transmitted at an early age, perpetuated by prejudice, sustained by systems......
"We have witnessed the absence of moral leadership or of words of understanding, comfort or healing from whence they should have come. It is right to be angered by injustice. Racism too is a virus, transmitted at an early age, perpetuated by prejudice, sustained by systems, often unrecognised by those whom it infects, possible to counteract and correct for, but never easy to cure."
"The Ireland I grew up in is a very different place to the one we live in today. In recent decades, we have been enriched by racial diversity, people of colour who came here and more born here. I believe we are fortunate to have a policing model that is based on consent, strict gun control and an unarmed and highly professional police service of which we can be proud, namely, An Garda Síochána. However, we do not need to look across the Atlantic to find racism. We have many examples in our own country. Discrimination on the basis of skin colour is pernicious. Sometimes it is overt: discrimination when it comes to getting a job or a promotion, or being treated less favourably by public authorities, including sometimes by Government officials. Sometimes it manifests itself in the form of hate speech online, bullying in school, name-calling in the streets or even in acts of violence. Sometimes it is almost innocent and unknowing and all the more insidious - little things, small but nonetheless othering such as being asked where one comes from originally because one's skin or surname look out of place, how often one goes back to the country one's mother or father was born in, being spoken to more slowly, cultural and character assumptions being made based on one's appearance or being made to feel just that little bit less Irish than everyone else. Sadly, this is the lived experience for many young people of colour growing up in Ireland today."
Institutional racism in the corporate sector (at the workplace) is a reality and Government need to establish an effective mechanism to eliminate all forms of racism and discrimination from the workplace. Real support needs to be given to individuals and victims of racism and Irish law enforcement agencies need to deal with this menace with the full might of the law.
आज लियो वर्दकर, प्रधान मंत्री ने नस्लवाद और भेदभाव की निंदा करने के लिए आयरिश संसद में एक बहुत शक्तिशाली बयान दिया।
हमें नस्लवाद को खोजने के लिए अटलांटिक के पार देखने की ज़रूरत नहीं है। हमारे अपने देश में कई उदाहरण हैं। त्वचा के रंग के आधार पर भेदभाव खतरनाक है.....
"हाल के दिनों में दुनिया ने हॉरर घटनाओं को जॉर्ज फ्लॉयड की हत्या के बाद देखा है। इसने रंगभॆद के जहर के खिलाफ भावनाओं और भावनाओं के सहज अभिव्यक्तियों का स्पष्ट रूप से उल्लेख किया है। हमने शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शनकारियों और पत्रकारों के प्रति कुछ मामलों में भारी-भरकम प्रतिक्रिया पर वास्तविक प्रतिकर्षण देखा है।"
रंगभॆद भी एक वायरस है, जो कम उम्र में भी फैलता है, पूर्वाग्रह से घिरा हुआ है, सिस्टम द्वारा पोषित है.....
"हमने नैतिक नेतृत्व की अनुपस्थिति या समझ के शब्दों, आराम या चिकित्सा को देखा है जो उन्हें आना चाहिए था। अन्याय से नाराज होना सही है। रंगभॆद भी एक वायरस है, जो कम उम्र में भी फैलता है, पूर्वाग्रह से घिरा हुआ है, सिस्टम द्वारा पोषित है, अक्सर उन लोगों द्वारा पहचाना जाता है जिन्हें यह संक्रमित करता है, जिनके लिए संभव है और जिनके लिए सही है, लेकिन इलाज करना आसान नहीं है।"
"मैं जिस आयरलैंड में पला-बढ़ा हूं, वह आज के दौर में हमारे पास रहने वाले लोगों के लिए एक बहुत ही अलग जगह है। हाल के दशकों में, हम नस्लीय विविधता से समृद्ध हुए हैं, रंग के लोग जो यहां आए और अधिक पैदा हुए। मेरा मानना है कि हम भाग्यशाली हैं। एक पुलिसिंग मॉडल जो सहमति, सख्त बंदूक नियंत्रण और एक निहत्थे और उच्च पेशेवर पुलिस सेवा पर आधारित है, जिस पर हमें गर्व हो सकता है, जिसका नाम है, एक गार्दा स्कोचाना। हालांकि, हमें नस्लवाद खोजने के लिए अटलांटिक में देखने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। हमारे पास है। हमारे अपने देश में कई उदाहरण हैं। त्वचा के रंग के आधार पर भेदभाव कभी-कभार ही होता है। कभी-कभी यह अधिक हो जाता है: नौकरी या प्रमोशन पाने के लिए भेदभाव, या सरकारी अधिकारियों द्वारा कम अनुकूल व्यवहार किया जाना, जिसमें कभी-कभी सरकारी अधिकारी भी शामिल होते हैं। यह घृणास्पद भाषण ऑनलाइन, स्कूल में बदमाशी, गलियों में नाम बुलाने या हिंसा के कामों में भी प्रकट होता है। कभी-कभी यह लगभग निर्दोष और अनजाना होता है और सभी अधिक कपटी - छोटी चीजें, छोटी लेकिन गैर जब तक यह पूछा जाना चाहिए कि कोई व्यक्ति मूल रूप से कहां से आता है क्योंकि किसी की त्वचा या उपनाम जगह से बाहर दिखता है, तो वह कितनी बार देश में वापस जाता है, उसके माता या पिता का जन्म हुआ था, और अधिक धीरे-धीरे, सांस्कृतिक और चरित्र मान्यताओं के आधार पर बात की जा रही है। किसी की उपस्थिति पर या महसूस किया जा रहा है कि हर किसी की तुलना में थोड़ा कम आयरिश है। अफसोस की बात है कि यह आज आयरलैंड में बढ़ रहे रंग के कई युवाओं के लिए जीवंत अनुभव है। ”
कॉर्पोरेट क्षेत्र में संस्थागत नस्लवाद (कार्यस्थल पर) एक वास्तविकता है और सरकार को कार्यस्थल से सभी प्रकार के नस्लवाद और भेदभाव को खत्म करने के लिए एक प्रभावी तंत्र स्थापित करने की आवश्यकता है। रंगभॆद के शिकार पीड़ितों को वास्तविक समर्थन देने की जरूरत है और आयरिश कानून प्रवर्तन एजेंसियों को कानून की पूरी ताकत के साथ इस खतरे से निपटने की जरूरत है।
I really appreciate your views and agree that the slow poison of discrimination and racism is killing the human inside us. We all as responsible human beings should come forward and fight against racial, religious and all other types of discriminations.Humanity is above caste, creed, race, social status.
Prashant said…
Thank you for reading and appreciating views.
Michael said…
I agree with your views on racism as it affects most to children who come from a diverse background. We must break the silence on hate crime, encourage people to report it, and find effective ways to address all forms of racism and prejudices. Thanks, Michael
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