NationStates Jolt Archive

Racism Policy

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights Strength: Strong Proposed by: Superpower07
Description: It is sacrosanct in the democratic world to be able to practice whatever religion you want, and to live without persecution because of this or your ethnicity.

WHERAS
Racism is defined as
"1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination"

(Laymen definition): a MALIGNANT attempt to descriminate against a person or group based upon their race/ethnicity/religion

WHERAS
1) A zero-tolerance policy is to be adopted for racists above age 18

WHERAS
2) After the first offense, racist violators who are minors shall be placed through a re-education process, in an effort to redeem whatever good still in them, and so not to infringe upon the right to freedom of speech and opinion

WHERAS
3) Penalties for hate crimes and other racist actions are to made stronger


Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 150 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Mar 11 2004

It's impossible and immoral to have government regulate thoughts, it's a good proposal in theory, though I think that you should revise it if you really want it to not be laughed at, to say maybe "institutionalized racism (apartheid)." Otherwise, you're just asking nations to become thought police.

We will not support this proposal. A person has the right to believe whatever the hell he wants to about his skin color. And he has the right to practice whatever racial discrimination he wants in his private associations and on his private property (i.e. if he owns a house, he has the right to lock out whoever the hell he wants, on whatever basis he wants, including race). We would, however, support a ban on racism in public and governmental instutitions.

Racism only makes you an idiot, not a criminal.

This is a rediculous proposal. So called "hate crimes" are nothing more than THOUGHT crimes. If one of my frellow Psychotropicans assults a member of the Church of Sinister Footwork..... and does it because he's in a bad mood..... that is one penalty. Yet if he were to do the same because he hated that church... it would be a hate crime ? Stupid beyond belief ? Yes it is. And Psychotropics will defeat this rediculous attempt to police the thoughts of people throughout the world.

Bishop Ali, Minister of Intollerance, Church of Psychotropics and emmisary to His Holiness Pope Liam of Psychotropics.

1) People have a right to think or believe whatever they want to.

2) I find it strange that to prevent infringement "upon the right to freedom of speech and opinion" that a person has to undergo "re-education" for an opinion expressed (or maybe a "crimethought"? "1984" anyone?). I guess that's to allow the person the right to express whatever he wants, as long as he wants to express thoughts compatible with the state...

3) A crime is a crime no matter what the motivation is. It is the right of other states to have make hate crime legislation, but it is the opinion of the state of Bootai-Bootai that such legislation is excessive and uneccesary.

I'd support it. . .if it were feasable. But its not for the aforementioned reasons.