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It remains to be seen whether China can develop a formula to manage an expanding urban middle class, regional inequality, and, in many places, restive ethnic minorities.
A growing portion of the population consists of Muslim minorities with higher birthrates than ethnic Russians.
Even many of the bill’s supporters (including Prime Minister Donald Tusk) were concerned not with defending the rights of religious minorities, but rather with protecting meatpacking jobs.
The civil rights of small religious minorities do not matter much politically; the perceived rights of animals (and economic motivations) do.
But German politicians strove to find a solution that accommodated the concerns of the Jewish and Muslim minorities.
Such values animated the fight against Nazi and Soviet totalitarianism, fascism, and military dictatorship; in their name, decolonization was achieved, and minorities gained equality and dignity.
Even where high levels of social transfers actually do reduce inequality (and therefore presumably increase cohesion), they may undermine inter-communal relations if ethnic minorities are perceived as being strong net beneficiaries.
The open society is based on the idea that nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth, and that to live together in peace we must respect minorities and minority opinions.
I pledge to devote the remaining years of my life to supporting free thought and expression, academic freedom, and the protection of minorities and minority opinions – not only in my native Hungary, but all over the world.
But, apart from persecuted minorities and dissidents, many ordinary people gained from government programs (not to mention the looting of conquered countries).
And he continues to pander to the emotions of ill-educated white racists and others who feel left behind in the modern world, and blame their problems on liberals and unpopular ethnic and religious minorities.
In the populist imagination, both the very top and the very bottom of society are not really a part of it: they are directly or indirectly supported by outside powers (think of pro-European liberal elites in Central and Eastern Europe); more obviously, they are immigrants or minorities, like the Roma.
Europe’s elites are regularly accused of lavishing benefits on ethnic minorities in the name of protecting their rights.
Economies would wither, violent conflict would increase, and women, minorities, and journalists would suffer as “out” movements use scare tactics that encourage the extreme among them.
Where available, evidence suggests that they are mainly girls at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum – often members of ethnic minorities with no health-care coverage.
Religious minorities are denounced.
Constraints on majority rule are necessary to protect the rights of minorities, be they ethnic, religious, or intellectual.
To meet these goals, the inequalities between genders, minorities, the rich and the poor must be confronted head-on.
In Britain, the concern about social promotion of minorities led to the introduction in 1991 of statistics that indicate ethnic status.
Before our eyes, the IS is threatening to kill or enslave all members of religious and ethnic minorities who do not immediately convert to Islam or flee.
Many members of ethnic minorities, including the country’s 150 million Muslims, openly oppose the Hazare movement.
He was denied meetings with senior government leaders, representatives of ethnic minorities and political opposition groups.
What will happen with Syria’s Kurds and Palestinians, or its Christians, Druze, and smaller Muslim minorities?
The Ellwanger case arose because many believe that anti-racism laws can be effective in reassuring minorities of their safety and place in the community.
Their systematic dissemination endangers minorities, threatening them with invidious discrimination.
Yes, the working and non-working poor who receive welfare payments or food stamps include minorities who tend to vote for Democrats.
Turkey suffers from nationalist sensitivity, and extremist groups have orchestrated several unfortunate incidents, including attacks on minorities and harassment of cultural figures like the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk.
It is an enlightened body that places at its core liberal values such as individual rights, the protection of minorities, and a market-based economy.
The Court was not asked, and thus did not rule on, whether international law requires that the final status of Kosovo protect the group and individual rights of minorities, whether Kosovar Serbs or Roma.
But one way they do so is by foisting upon the people equal rights and opportunities for minorities, immigrants, and foreigners, who “steal” jobs, threaten national security, and undermine traditional ways of life.
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