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Religious tolerance will ensure community safety : Comments
By Mark Zirnsak, published 24/8/2005Mark Zirnsak argues it is time to stop the misinformation campaign against the Victorian Racial and Religious Tolerance Act.
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I think that this is a blatant racist and religio-centric provision. It isolates a section of the community and places them above the rest of us individuals. What if people just promote hatred against a mainstreamer for no apparent reason? For instance: I have had the local "Christain" mob cause trouble. Most of the things that Zirnsak says have happened to Muslims have happened to me.
I know there is vilification going on. I know if I was one of the favoured and recognisible minorities there would be moral outrage. But there is no political mileage to be made when white vilify whites.
I knock about with a person who has a purple mowhawk, tats and piercings - why isn't this person afforded the same protection. I expressed this concern to a local police officer and, of course, it is not in their portfolio - "see your local member". Verbal abuse, bullying and vilification for this kind of difference doesn't get a look in.
This is one reason why I think cultural supremacism needs to be acknowledged more in our society as it may lock politicians and media into a non-racial, non-religio-centric way of thinking.
Vilification is plain wrong and should also be applied to any other equally - regardless of race, gender or religion