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[–]grixitperson 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Disagree. Being a racist is one thing and yes, people should not be fired for their thoughts and opinions. Acting on racism to hurt someone should be penalized just as hurting someone for other reasons should be. I do not believe there should be thoughtcrime.

[–]adungitit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Racist views work directly against people who aren't white, though. A racist is going to get in the way of these people being able to work and be treated normally, and further a racist and hostile environment. The severe damage of racism does not disappear just because the racist won't lynch a person.