Justified Racism
Aug. 1st, 2005 08:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueAre we ever justified in discriminating based upon race or religion?
It's a question that's raised recently. I think there's no real argument that racial discrimination is generally held to be a bad thing.
However, if we assume that all suicide bombers are from the same ethnic grouping (I'm not certain they are mind, although certainly a majority are). Is it unreasonable to ban everyone in that grouping from an action? e.g. travelling on a tube.
Is it unreasonable to pay more attention to people in that ethnic group, if they're carrying a large bag?
Is colour blindness really a virtue when the only people who are trying to kill you happen to be green?
It's a question that's raised recently. I think there's no real argument that racial discrimination is generally held to be a bad thing.
However, if we assume that all suicide bombers are from the same ethnic grouping (I'm not certain they are mind, although certainly a majority are). Is it unreasonable to ban everyone in that grouping from an action? e.g. travelling on a tube.
Is it unreasonable to pay more attention to people in that ethnic group, if they're carrying a large bag?
Is colour blindness really a virtue when the only people who are trying to kill you happen to be green?
