Racial Inequality In The United States

Racial inequality is a very real situation in the United States. From Ferguson, Missouri to Baltimore, and Chicago to California, there have been extreme situations of racial inequality showing it’s true colors. Now more then ever, people are bombarded with videos and news stories of extreme violence against a minority, yet are completely ignorant to the fact that crimes happen the other way around. While it is true that minorities have faced many hardships in America, how much of it is valid, and how much is brought on by their own prejudices? There is no denying that racial inequality happens, and that minorities have faced extreme hardships throughout the history of the U.S. Slavery and segregation have proved that. But how much
As a young white female, I will always admit that I do not know what it is like to live as a minority. However, I do recognize a problem in this country when there is one; especially one as concerning as the claim of horrible police brutality against minorities in this country. I personally believe the statements from our president have only fueled the fire. However, just as I have my beliefs, there is no denying that people have contradicting principles. Who am I to judge what others believe to be a monumental issue in the United
A bomb thrown against a military target is a horrible thing, and may result in tragedy, but it is not by itself an act of terrorism. Neither is terrorism simply a matter of ideology. The ramming of a police station by a truck loaded with C4 does not become an act of terrorism simply because the explosive was packed by a fanatic’s hands, or the vehicle was driven by a true believer. Again the act is unconscious, and again the consequences may be terrible, but it is not necessarily the work of a terrorist. It is time to remind ourselves, what defines terrorism is the use of violence against the innocent, to achieve political, certain beliefs, or religious ends. The conversion of a commercial airplane into a weapon, the destruction of a crowded office tower, or the parking of a car bomb outside a heavily trafficked restaurant. These are doubtless acts of terrorism, but so is the shooting of entire residential areas, whose only sin is to crowd one house hiding, suspected enemies of the state. The equipment of authority seems to demand an, us versus them