- Oct 2017
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If children are taught to promote peace and love, and to care for one another, why can’t our government lead by example and try to instill this ideal into our severely broken country? Our priority, as a country, should be to fix ourselves. We are broken, divided, and tired, and the buffoon in power is doing nothing to help that. He is only causes further division and polarization, which will lead to the demise of this great country I call home. We need to focus on racism and what systematic racism is and looks like. We need to focus on promoting kindness and hospitality to each other and those who need our help. We need to focus on being decent human beings who support each other and embody what it means to be an American.
Kristin, Thank you for being an ally. I have spoken with many white people who do not see an issue with the way the country is dealing with this issues. They also don't view them as issues. It breaks my heart to know that there are people who are not affected by the deaths of hundreds of blacks at the hands of police and white supremacists. I think the issue is that kids are not being taught to love in general, they are being taught to love what looks like them, acts like them, and talks like them. And if it is anything other than that they are taught to hate it. We cant change the world until we reconstruct the REAL principles that it was built on.
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. I dealt with issues of prejudice and discrimination for being gay, and many experience this same thing based on race. Although both groups are largely discriminated against by our current presidential administration, their causes and experiences differ.
Austin, You raise a great point here. It seems as though the systems in place go against anything that is "different" from the normal standard that has been set. I do think that although many face discrimination due to being apart of the LGBTQ community still posses many privileges that minorities will never have. Minorities cant change their skin color but queer people are able to appear "straight". I think we need more allies within every community. We are all facing the same struggle just in different ways and coming together would be much better than only fighting fights for things that impact us personally.
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Added Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida: "Nothing patriotic about #Nazis,the #KKK or #WhiteSupremacists It's the direct opposite of what #America seeks to be."
This a tweet from a personal account. He is stating that America isn't built on hatred. This tweet is inaccurate. This country has been about hate since it was stolen from the Indigenous people. This is important because there are people who actually don't see a problem with the riots, or hatred in general.
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The president did not answer questions from reporters about whether he rejected the support of white nationalists or whether he believed the car crash was an example of domestic terrorism
Trump proceeds to dismiss acts of hatred in America because he is one of the main sources or hate this country has ever seen. He reminds me of Hitler. He uses language to destroy others in a subtle manner. As the president he is obligated to keep us informed.
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"His failure to address what really happened in Charlottesville, and the role of white supremacists, I think also sends a message that he is not recognizing the real causes of crises even within our own country," Panetta said.
This a statement from someone in the public. The people the country is supposed to protect ans serve. The statement is the opposite of what was reported from the White House. This goes to show that there is a very large disconnect between the "leaders: of the nation and the people. This is important because it impacts how we view each other.
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white supremacists, white nationalists, neo-Confederates, neo-Nazis, and various militias
It is sickening to see that groups that perpetuate hate are still able to do those things in 2017. This is a sentence confirming that this nation has not made as much progress as one may think. I have experienced racism and it is very triggering.
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In his initial statement on the rally, U.S. President Donald Trump did not denounce white nationalists explicitly, instead condemning "hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides." His statement and his subsequent defenses of it were seen by critics as implying moral equivalence between the white supremacist marchers and those who protested against them.[8]
This basically recaps the response of the President defending the actions of the white supremacists. This is important because it shows just how deep the issue really is. Why didn't he see an issue? Because he shares the same rigid and harmful values.
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