From Asians to Muslims, why does Australian racial discrimination "cannot stop"?

　　Chinanews.com, August 6th. Australia.net recently published the title "From Asian to Muslim, Why Can't Australian Racial Discrimination "Stop"?

"The commentary pointed out that racial discrimination in Australia is spreading to other Asian communities besides the Chinese. Australian minorities should start from day to day, start from themselves, and turn them into a supportive force against racial discrimination.

　　The full text is excerpted as follows:

　　The recently released "New Crown Epidemic Racism Incident Report 2021" pointed out that racial discrimination in Australia is spreading to other Asian communities besides the Chinese.

Not long ago, the Australian Human Rights Commission survey showed that 80% of Muslims have experienced prejudice or discrimination.

There are various signs that in Australia, minorities such as African Americans and Latinos have become victims of racial discrimination, and the discrimination against them is still heating up.

　　The report shows that verbal slander is the most common form of discrimination, not only in streets, supermarkets, public transportation, etc., but also spreading rapidly on the Internet.

　　Racial discrimination began in the colonial era. For more than 100 years, many Western countries have promulgated racial discrimination laws.

After the two world wars in the 20th century, the Third World independence movement, and the internal affirmation movement in Western countries, anti-discrimination has gradually become the "political correctness" of European and American societies.

In keeping with the tide of the times, Australia abolished the "White Australia Policy" that excluded non-European whites in 1972 and promulgated the Anti-Race Discrimination Act in 1975... Australia has gradually shifted from a unitary, exclusive, and closed society to a pluralistic, compatible, and open society. society.

These changes have attracted global immigrants one after another, and have injected vitality into Australia's economy, technology, culture and other fields.

　　Although Australia has thrown racism into the historical trash from the political and legal aspects, the anti-Asian, anti-indigenous, and anti-immigration "single nation party" rose strongly at the end of the 20th century. Chinese students in Melbourne, Sydney and other places have been attacked many times in recent years. , 2017 "Miss Australia" claimed that her Muslim status has caused her to be cold-eyed... all behind this, the ghost of hatred against minorities has not disappeared.

In the event of a plague or economic crisis, ethnic minorities will be targeted, and the new crown epidemic has accelerated the spread of the racist virus.

　　The cancer of racism has recurred. First, Western centralism and white supremacy are still deeply ingrained.

These people believe that Western culture is superior to other cultures. Human history and development revolve around the West. They advocate that the status of whites is higher than that of other colored people. Often show arrogance and prejudice when planting.

　　Second, differences in politics, history, and culture lead to cognitive biases or misunderstandings.

Although the pace of human globalization is getting faster and faster, and the exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations are becoming more frequent and deeper, there are still gaps that need to be bridged urgently, and differences still need to be eliminated.

Some beliefs and habits of ethnic minorities are labeled or misunderstood by some Westerners.

The movie "Gua Sha" tells the story of the misunderstanding and lawsuit of Chinese in the United States due to the cultural conflict between the East and the West.

　　Australia has created economic prosperity in a short period of time and has become one of the developed countries. The social values ​​of diversity, tolerance and openness are indispensable.

Solon, one of the "seven sages" of ancient Greece, once said that there can be no war if there is equality.

From the racial bloodbath of the Jews in World War II to the bloodbath in Rwanda in the 1990s, these lessons show that prejudice and xenophobia are the public enemies of modern civilization, and that racism is a cancer of human society, which will only create ethnic divisions and opposition, breeding hatred, crime, and conflict.

Faced with the rise of racism in the West, a South African politician recently made a shocking remark that "to kill all whites on the African continent".

This once again warns everyone: prejudice will only harm each other, and there will be no winners.

　　Prime Minister Morrison has publicly condemned discrimination against Asians on many occasions, Australia has established the first local anti-discrimination network system, and more and more ethnic groups have taken to the streets to say "no" to discrimination... However, the history of anti-discrimination in European and American countries It shows that the eradication of racism is a protracted war.

　　"Detoxification" in Australia takes a long time.

Minorities should not only take the initiative to voice their rights through laws, media, demonstrations, etc., but also gain more voice for themselves through active participation in politics.

For Australia's long-term consideration, from the general public to the social elites, the same should not be left on the sidelines, nor should it just stop at expressing one's attitude, but should start from day to day, start from oneself, and turn it into a supportive force against racial discrimination.