United Nations warns US over 'alarming' racism

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Charlottesville: United Nations warns US over 'alarming' racism

US urged to ‘unequivocally and unconditionally’ reject discrimination
Trump remarks ‘scary and disturbing’ – former spy chief James Clapper

Haroon Siddique and Oliver Laughland -- 23 August 2017

A UN committee charged with tackling racism has issued an “early warning” over conditions in the US and urged the Trump administration to “unequivocally and unconditionally” reject discrimination.

The warning specifically refers to events last week in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the civil rights activist Heather Heyer was killed when a car rammed into a group of people protesting against a white nationalist rally.

Such statements are usually issued by the United Nations committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (Cerd) over fears of ethnic or religious conflict. In the past decade, the only other countries issued with early warnings have been Burundi, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria.

The United States has been warned under the procedure in the past when Cerd raised the issue of land rights conflicts with the Western Shoshone indigenous peoples in 2006.

“We are alarmed by the racist demonstrations, with overtly racist slogans, chants and salutes by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and the Ku Klux Klan, promoting white supremacy and inciting racial discrimination and hatred,” said Anastasia Crickley, chair of the committee. .................

[Amaryllis]

1. Remember that Daily Show episode where Trevor said Trump was presidential, just in the wrong country

and played sound bites of Trump and then of African dictators/presidents like Idi Amin?

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3. THAT WAS FUN.

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4. Yeah, but it's another of those many things that is getting to be too true to be funny. Your OP

statement, "In the past decade, the only other countries issued with early warnings have been Burundi, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria " is what made me think of the Daily Show piece.

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2. Maybe the UN will sanction US? Cut off the oligarchs' money and ability to transact

business using international banks. You, know, like we do every other nation we don't like.

[ffr]

5. Believe me. Lots of people are disgusted and ashamed of who we've enabled in the 2016 GE

It's the tail wagging the dog and the republicans are too power greedy to do what's right. I'm half temped to vote for every republican in the next mid-term, out of spite for red-necks and white supremacists and wannabees. They're loving anything that burns liberals, not matter if it hurts them and destroys our country and its institutions. They're just vindictive assholes without lives. Well, I have news for them. I can weather this shit storm more than they can and what hurts me hurts them too, only worse for them. So fuck 'em. I can be vindictive too. Let's see how bad we can make this before they come around.

Fuck repub-turds. I even hate having to spell out their stupid political affiliation!