therealcookiemonster, good to read your perspective. This is what I’m worried about, that people like yourself (who already experience all levels of racism) will be further targeted.
Dublin is relatively new to multiculturalism. For people like myself, who’ve lived in Paris & London, “new” faces aren’t a problem, or even something I think about. To me, you’re another person.
But to these young guys running around (and those who should know better, influencing them) anyone “black” or “brown” or “asian” is being othered. Education is the answer.
What struck me, today in Dublin, was that all of the brilliant young staff who were working in the Footlocker I visited (they were sent over from the looted store) were not White Irish.
These decent young folks got up, went to work, were enjoying their jobs while the kids who caused havoc lay in bed after their rampaging. I hate the idea of these people losing out.
Of course other big cities, like London & Paris, have had (still have) problems with racism, integration & lack of infrastructure around immigration. But Dublin has to do better than this.