Racism And Hate Crimes

Racist acts and hate crimes have always been around. There is always a cause or reason as to why these incidents occur. Whether it is discrimination to another race, or if it is caused by a popular trend, these actions are overall dreadful. People make their own opinions. These opinions sometimes will be made off of what they have experienced, but it is always followed by what they truly believe. Which leads exactly to the outcome, of the 2016 Presidential Election. There is a direct correlation between racist acts and hate crimes and the recent Presidential Election because of a rise in the numbers of these cases shortly after. After the election, there was an increase of the amount of racist and xenophobic harassment incidents as reported
Kelsey Hutto got the news that vandals had painted "Heil Trump," an anti-gay slur and a swastika on the side of her church,” Trumps effect has caused many people to not only support what he believes, but show what they believe by attacking a group that Trump has not mentioned (Yan). A good amount of these racist actions have been on public places. It seems like the people following through with these acts of racism, want the most attention possible in order to come out on top, compared to the supporters of the other candidate, “When the rector at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in Silver Spring, Maryland opened the church on Sunday morning, he found that a sign advertising Spanish services had been ripped and vandalized with the words, ‘TRUMP NATION WHITES ONLY.’” Maryland churches are being vandalized because of people's political views (Reilly). It is sad to think that average people have the power to bring down others, based off the fact that their belief turned out to be
Showing that even if someone is not a victim, they will still notice the change. A research fellow at The Bridge Initiative warned that, “It’s been hard up until now to say that Trump is the sole reason for this, what will be interesting is how often racist attacks are accompanied by explicit support for Donald Trump.” Essentially, the overall point being made was that other points can be made that Trump is not the direct reason for these cases, but Trump is definitely an influence on these racist attacks (Sidahmed). Donald Trump is also known for going against specific races. And when he does this, it leaves a mark that shows what type of person he is, and it also give his supporters a new way of acting towards people that do not agree with their beliefs: “During the 2016 campaign, Trump characterized many Latino immigrants as ‘criminals,’ ‘rapists’ and sources of ‘infectious disease.’ He called for banning Muslims from entering the U.S.” Trump has influenced many acts of racism. By him going against certain groups, it causes his supporters to do so as well. Even though they are pro-Trump for other reasons, they try to connect with Trump in everything he does (Neuhauser). Overall, it is straightforward that there is a correlation between acts of racism and the outcome of the past