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Post by Clinton Cool on Feb 15, 2024 10:40:44 GMT
Just paid the newly introduced Bali tourist tax for my trip which starts next week. The fee applies to foreigners only, Indonesians are exempted.
Is this racist?
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Post by dogless on Feb 15, 2024 10:47:56 GMT
racism
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noun
noun: racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
"a programme to combat racism"
Similar:
racial discrimination
racialism
racial prejudice
xenophobia
intolerance
bigotry
chauvinism
fascism
Nazism
apartheid
the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.
"theories of racism"
Origin
early 20th century: from race2 + -ism.
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Post by Aloysius on Feb 15, 2024 11:12:22 GMT
Anyway that's the wrong question. You should have said 'Is this waaayyycist?'
BTW how long will you be away?
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Post by kris on Feb 15, 2024 11:18:27 GMT
Anyway that's the wrong question. You should have said 'Is this waaayyycist?' BTW how long will you be away? Why you planing to rob his house? 🙃 |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Feb 15, 2024 11:39:36 GMT
Anyway that's the wrong question. You should have said 'Is this waaayyycist?' BTW how long will you be away? Just a month this time. I've not been since covid. Was going to go last year but Mum became ill. All being well I'll get back into the 2 month winter routine next time. Just hope my fitness is up to scratch it desn't get any easier, I'm 62 now. |
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Post by Aloysius on Feb 15, 2024 11:47:48 GMT
Ah well, one month of peace is better than nothing.
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Post by Telemachus on Feb 15, 2024 12:27:29 GMT
Just paid the newly introduced Bali tourist tax for my trip which starts next week. The fee applies to foreigners only, Indonesians are exempted. Is this racist? No more racist than saying “you are not an Indonesian National and therefore you need a visa to come to our country”. |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Feb 15, 2024 12:40:25 GMT
I'm imagining something comparable, closer to home. Let's say London introduced a tourist tax. Applies to foreigners only, tourists with British passports being exempt.
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Post by Aloysius on Feb 15, 2024 12:47:21 GMT
Wow, I didn't know you could personally influence government policy. Can we have free ice-cream as well? Not the cheap stuff though.
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Post by Telemachus on Feb 15, 2024 13:05:12 GMT
I'm imagining something comparable, closer to home. Let's say London introduced a tourist tax. Applies to foreigners only, tourists with British passports being exempt. Isn’t wales contemplating a tourist tax? Well an overnight accommodation tax, anyway. Not the same in name, but if you live in wales it seems unlikely that you would stay overnight in a nearby hotel, so the tax will mostly be applied to people who are not residents of wales. So unfair! And anyway as I said, it has long been common practice for foreigners to have to obtain a visa to visit a foreign country, and visas aren’t free. |
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Post by kris on Feb 15, 2024 13:20:44 GMT
I believe there is already a tax on people arriving in the Uk ( not on small boats.) It’s just not called a tourist tax, they call it a visa.
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Post by Aloysius on Feb 15, 2024 14:13:38 GMT
I believe that some of the Thunderati deliberately pose incendiary questions which have two broad aims; 1. To stimulate a bunch of predictable responses. 2. Most importantly, to push a rather nasty agenda in order to try and maintain the bulk of forum content as unpleasant sentiments concerning furriners.
It appears to be a successful tactic; the Donald has forged his entire political career with it.
YouTube is currently awash with Trumpists being interviewed with the most popular question being what they, the Trumpists, would like see happen immediately should the orange blob win the presidential election, and the answer is invariably to close the border with Mexico.
There are a huge amount of ignorant half-wits in the USA. Surely it can't happen for a second time?
Donald started slow on the last occasion. But now he's got experience.
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Post by kris on Feb 15, 2024 14:18:35 GMT
I believe that some of the Thunderati deliberately pose incendiary questions which have two broad aims; 1. To stimulate a bunch of predictable responses. 2. Most importantly, to push a rather nasty agenda in order to try and maintain the bulk of forum content as unpleasant sentiments concerning furriners. It appears to be a successful tactic; the Donald has forged his entire political career with it. YouTube is currently awash with Trumpists being interviewed with the most popular question being what they, the Trumpists, would like see happen immediately should the orange blob win the presidential election, and the answer is invariably to close the border with Mexico. There are a huge amount of ignorant half-wits in the USA. Surely it can't happen for a second time? Donald started slow on the last occasion. But now he's got experience. If The Donald gets in again the world is fucked, well even more than it is already. But the really sad thing is, it’s probably going to happen. I’m sure Putin and Ping are already directing a lot of online resources to making it happen. He idolises Putin in a really pathetic way. Anyway must try and keep my mind on more positive things. |
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Post by Aloysius on Feb 15, 2024 14:33:04 GMT
The truly amazing thing is that it doesn't matter what he does or is charged with; his supporters just brush it off. Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Ave in broad daylight and it wouldn't affect his approval factor. I don't doubt it.
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Post by kris on Feb 15, 2024 14:55:01 GMT
The truly amazing thing is that it doesn't matter what he does or is charged with; his supporters just brush it off. Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Ave in broad daylight and it wouldn't affect his approval factor. I don't doubt it. I suppose this is what you get when you have a population completely addicted to social media, then have people who manipulate it for there own ends. But yes I agree it seems charging trump with any crime just helps him. Your into your films, have you ever seen “until the end of the world,”by wim wenders? It’s amazing how prescient it is. Not of social media or the internet. But the dependence on technology that is portrayed. Anyway if you’ve never watched it I recommend it, especially the directors cut rather than the original cinema distribution. Definately one of my favorite films. |
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