Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents
by Veen on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:44PM
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The explanation is the obvious one. The UK has a treaty with China intended to prevent what is happening from happening. China is in breach of the treaty and, in light of that, the UK is acting to protect people to whom it believes it has an obligation. It has nothing to do with either racism or nationalism.
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Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents
by koheripbal on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @04:11PM
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No one is arguing that point. What is being debated is why very conservative racists in the UK culture are overwhelmingly supportive of Asians over Syrians and North Africans. ...and differential racism is my belief as to why.
Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents
by Veen on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:14AM
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You are using “very conservative racists” and “differential racism” to explain something which is better explained by historical relationships and obligations. No such relationships or obligations exist with Syria or most of North Africa.
No country can invite everyone to immigrate. They have to be selective, and that doesn’t make them racist. No one has the right to immigrate to another country: it’s a privilege granted by the government and people of that country who make decisions about who to accept according to their own interests and perceived obligations - again, not racism.