Simple question: Is the world becoming more racist?
Watching the US Presidential race between Trump and Hilary, watching the Brexit, and watching Pauline Hanson getting four, possibly six senate seats in the Australian parliament, I must remark: There seems to be a tinge of hatred against immigrants and Muslims in all three of these streams.
I must preface my remarks by stating that being anti-immigration doesn't qualify you as being a racist or bigoted. However, it's when people start discriminating against "types" of immigrants that I become concerned. When asked why people don't want immigrants, people begin discriminating against immigrants.
It's difficult to say why Trump has been so popular. However, there are signs that he's becoming less popular and will eventually run out of steam. However, he's really captured some core issues - the biggest being immigration, and in particular, he's pointing the finger at Islam frequently. When he talks about banning Muslims, it seems to strike at the hearts of Americans, for some sadistic reason.
The Brexit is the least of the three examples of racism, and yet there does seem to be an undercurrent of dislike of immigration. The British want a sense of sovereignty over who they let into their country, and felt that by remaining in the EU, they were sacrificing their rights.
Lastly, Pauline Hanson has most probably four and possibly SIX senate seats in Australia. Now, I require an Australian to tell me how the Aussie system works, but I know who Pauline Hanson is... This... is... not... good... Reading reports coming out of Australia, it seems like she's really honed on a racist red-neck hatred of Muslims in getting into parliament.
So the question: Is the world becoming more racist?
Watching the US Presidential race between Trump and Hilary, watching the Brexit, and watching Pauline Hanson getting four, possibly six senate seats in the Australian parliament, I must remark: There seems to be a tinge of hatred against immigrants and Muslims in all three of these streams.
I must preface my remarks by stating that being anti-immigration doesn't qualify you as being a racist or bigoted. However, it's when people start discriminating against "types" of immigrants that I become concerned. When asked why people don't want immigrants, people begin discriminating against immigrants.
It's difficult to say why Trump has been so popular. However, there are signs that he's becoming less popular and will eventually run out of steam. However, he's really captured some core issues - the biggest being immigration, and in particular, he's pointing the finger at Islam frequently. When he talks about banning Muslims, it seems to strike at the hearts of Americans, for some sadistic reason.
The Brexit is the least of the three examples of racism, and yet there does seem to be an undercurrent of dislike of immigration. The British want a sense of sovereignty over who they let into their country, and felt that by remaining in the EU, they were sacrificing their rights.
Lastly, Pauline Hanson has most probably four and possibly SIX senate seats in Australia. Now, I require an Australian to tell me how the Aussie system works, but I know who Pauline Hanson is... This... is... not... good... Reading reports coming out of Australia, it seems like she's really honed on a racist red-neck hatred of Muslims in getting into parliament.
So the question: Is the world becoming more racist?