Sentences with phrase «racist policies on»

For example, just since September 1st he has used his twitter account to call someone a racist or a supporter of racist policies on nearly 50 occasions.

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This is a racist policy - discriminating on the basis of race is the very definition of racism.

Nevertheless, if I dare to criticize the president» on the policies, the passivity, the professorial condescension, the pea - eating lectures or on the general over-ratedness that I and many others counted, in 2008, as weaknesses rendering him unsuited to the Oval Office» my friend becomes «concerned» about me; my complaints «trouble» him in unspecified ways, but he no longer flings the cheap, easy and inaccurate epithet of «racist» my way, because he has learned that one can legitimately find Barack Obama underwhelming in the extreme, without any underlying motive.

The present brutal, repressive and racist policies of the State of Israel would suggest another exile on the horizon rather than a restoration....

@BobHarig but he'll play golf with a lying, racist President on the day the US admin puts final touches to its cruel deportation policy..

You are more right wing than Tories on many issues see Votes for Prisoners, Prison Policy and racist attacks on the pakistani community.

As Trump threatens our core values, Carlos has been at the forefront of key battles to take on wrong - headed, racist, and misogynist policies and rhetoric,» Simon said.

To be frank his views made what should have been an easy decision into a difficult one.I don't trust Smith and will back Jeremy again but I am concerned.Having sensible views on immigration and defence is ethical and doesn't turn me into a raging right winger or closet racist and is probably in line with what most potential Labour voters want.I'd like to think that more will join our party and that Corbyn will continue democratizing it, giving us the opportunity to shape policy ourselves.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon on Wednesday in a video called for the legalization of marijuana in New York, a move she said would end a racist drug policy that disproportionately impacts black and Hispanic people.

Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin said he could argue President Barack Obama «is a racist» because of his policies and rhetoric, but called Donald Trump's attack on a judge because of his Mexican heritage a «regrettable mistake.»

Nixon, who has said that she supports marijuana legalization and that legalization could help end the «racist war on drugs,» contended that the city's marijuana policy does not go far enough.

Her intervention contrasts with Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, who earlier called on Amber Rudd to resign but refused to say if the Government was either racist or responsible for a racist policy.

Trump has taken his signature agenda of racist immigration policy, naked corruption, and mindless belligerence on the world stage to new heights.

IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, the movement that has spotlighted racist policies afflicting black Americans, a new national focus on school discipline disparities has taken hold.

Remember, this is the guy who championed the policies of the flagrantly racist Strom Thurmond, who said on national television that being gay is a disease, and who quit the Senate early so he could become a lobbyist sooner.

But neither in principle nor on policy grounds can one defend treating the drunkard more harshly than the incorrigible racist.

The application judge set aside the will on the grounds of public policy, finding that the deceased had racist motivations.

i don't like to think of myself as racist, and i think from now on i will stick to a live and let live policy while online.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is considering a call for the profession to make a formal apology for its part in the harm inflicted by racist health policies and systems on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since colonisation.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

People with low incomes, patients of color, people in rural areas, and the LGBTQ community — who are more likely to rely on public health programs due to discriminatory and racist public policies — would take the brunt, depriving many of anywhere to go for basic care.

Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin, racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust,