I read this article on racism today. I had written about it earlier here and here.
Earlier a friend had told me about an Algerian friend of hers who wanted to go to France but his visa application was rejected because he was from a third world country.
The question is: is it right for a country to say who it will allow inside? Or for a company to say who it will or wont hire? And grossly violate affirmative action?
I strongly say Yes. It is within one's rights to say who he won't allow inside his home. If he is a racist, won't allow a gender or persons of a certain caste or nationality etc inside his home (or company that he owns), it's his choice, may be a bad choice but still a choice that he is entitled to.
If an Australian company does not want to hire Asians or Indians it is only exercising its rights. You (a person or entity) decide who is in and who is not. No one else can tell you whom you should or should not hire.
It is like someone (say, government) telling you that you have to date/marry persons of all gender. Would you like it? Isn't it your choice?
By being a racist, you may lose out on good candidates. But it's your life, your choice to decide who you will allow inside your home, country, company or heart.
