Guess what, I am an intolerant person

[jassanja]

The current debate about the vote in Switzerland reminds me a lot of fandom:

In fear of being pushed out you self-censor what you say to avoid being called racist, intolerant and privileged. And with that we give up our right to free speech

Not everybody is intolerant and racist just because, some of us actually have a reason

I did loose my job this year because one Turkish asshole gave my job to his brother-in-law, and another guy from a muslim background higher up in the company offered to pay me off, so I would not turn to the law/press because they did this when I was in hospital and could not be officially fired.
And since I refused I will now not get any reference sheet from said company while searching for a new job, until a court will force the company to do so!
And since they also hold back other paperwork I'm also unable to collect unemployment money.

So yes, I'm currently very racist, and very intolerant - because they made me so!

(This also serves as a yearly reminder, that this would probably be a good time to take me off any friends/access lists because I don't think that any "save space for anybody" should be provided, or that we should not be tolerant of any whimsy out there)

Comments

[hatman]

Agree about people being too quick to call others racist, intolerant, and privileged. Especially have issues with "privileged," which I find to be nearsighted and hypocritical.

Agree that what happened with your job is awful and wrong, and wish you luck in getting justice and a good ending (whatever that may be).

Agree (if that's what you're saying) that affirmative action is, in most cases, a bad idea. You don't fix racism with legally mandated racism. Two wrongs don't make a right, and shoving government requirements onto a racist boss is only likely to create more resentment. And the numbers won't work out right if you bring in young minorities to counterbalance the older majority... as the older ones retire, the quotas will be all wrong. Not to mention that it makes minorities more easily dismissible as having gotten where they are because of affirmative action.

After getting into MIT, I was told by an admissions officer that I'd benefited from their affirmative action policy because whites are, proportionally, the most underrepresented racial group amongst the student body. For me, that undercut a major academic achievement. I'll never know for sure how much of being admitted was because I was actually qualified, and how much was because of the completely irrelevant fact of my race.

All that said... One Turkish guy screwing you over is not reason to make assumptions about all other Turkish people. You'll find a fair share of asses, ignorant jerks, etc etc in just about any group of humans.

[jassanja]

We had a really high percentage of Turks in that company , and about 90% of them agreed that he is an ass - the other 10% were directly related to him

[archersangel]

it's not fair that if someone does you wrong, you get mad & if they are somehow different from you (general you), you get called racist/sexist/homophobe. it's not right.

BTW i hope things turn out alright for you.