Прежде всего, всех дам с праздником, желаю Вам быть ещё лучше, ещё больше вдохновлять нас, мужчин на подвиги, и, помня историю праздника, всяческих успехов в трудовой деятельности.
Однако пишу по поводу не совсем праздничному. На прошлой неделе, после того как на Брайтоне арестовали людей по обвинению в махинациях со страховками, газета «Нью-Йорк Таймс» отличилась, опубликовав вот это:
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Итак, начался сбор подписей под протестным письмом против печально известной статьи в «Нью-Йорк Таймс».
Для желающих подписать письмо сформирована группа вот тут:
Милости просим.
Особо хочу отметить, что это для желающих. Кто не желает или не согласен, смело проходит мимо.
Кто не пользуется Фейсбуком и хотел бы подписаться, пишите мне.
Это не мешает писать конгрессменам и сенаторам. Если кому-то нужна в этом помощь, опять-таки пишите.
Как только будем точно знать имя «героя», будет общаться с его начальством.
Текст письма:
Dear Mr. Sulzberger,
We are writing to you with regard to the article, which appeared in The New York Times on March 1, 2012, titled «A $250 Million Fraud Scheme Finds a Path to Brighton Beach», by William K. Rashbaum. We believe that this article is one of the examples of fomenting racial hatred. The long-standing stereotypes of the Soviet past have nothing to do with reality.
Who are we?
We all are Russian Americans, or Russian expats, living and working in the U.S. We share a common cultural heritage, speak Russian, and are perceived as Russians by our fellow Americans. Some of us are American citizens, or green card holders others are Russian citizens, but we all are law-abiding individuals, who pay taxes here and contribute to the economic recovery of the United States. We own businesses, work for corporations, universities, or non-profit organizations.
Russian-speaking community has proved a successful and devoted part of the American society. A lot of Russians donate to the leading American cultural institutions and charities, actively volunteer, and work for our communities. You probably know, how many Russian-speaking people are prominent scientists, musicians, artists, writers, etc.
An anonymous law-enforcement official stated in the article in The New York Times:
“ ‘This is the Russian mind-set, and this is why it’s endemic in the system,’ said one law-enforcement official who has investigated organized-crime groups from the former Soviet Union. ‘If you’re not scamming the system, if you’re not scamming the government, you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing—you’re looked upon as a patsy.”
We know that there are criminals among Russian Americans, just like there are criminals in every single ethnic, racial, and religious group of Americans. This does not give any basis for stating that there is a “Russian mind-set” which is criminal, just like there is none among any other ethnic, racial, or religious group. And it does not give any right to law enforcement officials to engage in racial profiling and slander.
We are tired of stereotypes and sweeping generalizations. We can only hope that this article will not cause career, insurance, and other sorts of discrimination against Russian Americans. For those of us who work on fostering a stronger cooperation between the U.S. and Russia it is obvious how harmful such articles can be. We ask you to publish an apology for printing this libelous to our dignity statement, as well as disclose publicly the name and exact employer of the law enforcement official who engaged in group libel.
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