Step 1: Acknowledge the failure of the government program
A four-year, multi-million-pound campaign by the Scottish Executive to combat intolerance did not work. “Forty two per cent of Scots claim to have been “exposed” to racism, either as victim, witness or perpetrator – 7 per cent higher than in 2001, the year before the campaign’s launch.”
Step 2: Call the failure a success
The government pronounced the program, entitled One Scotland, Many Cultures, a success. “In yesterday’s report, the Executive suggested the rise in reports of racism could be an indication of the campaign’s success, as more people may be willing to record it.”
Step 3: Consider what the world would be like without the program
Politicians claim that Scotland would be even more racist if it wasn’t for the initiative. “The actions of the tiny minority means that a vast majority is suffering. If the Scottish Executive did not have this initiative the numbers might be higher than they are.”
