NICEM and the crime researcher this morning were both on the side how racism is worse than sectarianism. That the number of incidents are almost equal and far out of proportion. This was very startling news to me. While I was aware there was a racism problem in Northern Ireland, I was under the impression that sectarian violence between Nationalist/Catholics and Unionists/Protestants was the biggest problem in Belfast.
Then I think if how those working on the Sectarian problem have acknowledged that the violence has dissipated. However this is because the two communities have been separated from each other by walls and separate facilities. This is not a good way to continue be cause it is more expensive, requiring duplication, and because it is not a healthy society. Raising a child or even living a life without ever leaving a few streets is too isolated to be able to get a healthy view on the world.
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