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Old 02.11.2011, 14:36
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Re: "Slightly" xenophobic comments from the Swiss people

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I never knew the Poles were a race. They're certainly not winning this one.
If you are refering to the use of the word "racism":

UN definition:

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the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.
The word racism has evolved to the point of refering to other forms of discrimination besides just race, though it started as such.
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