This was a great idea to start looking towards that creative outlet of spreading the word on the need to unite against racism and sexism. It is outrageous that Black feminists couldn't even attend the groups that are made for them because they don't want to be associated with something that could potentially hurt their job or other things. They needed to see that there were people trying to stick up for them and publishing their writing was a great start to show that this is an issue and needs to be fixed now. It's sad that this racism and sexism is still happening decades later in a society that is supposed to be more progressive and accepting of HUMANS.

I think this is so important because it is necessary for people to leave their differences behind them and focus on what we have in common in order to make a difference. I believe that is the only way a true change can come about is if people band together to stand for what is right for ALL people rather than just a few in a group. There are times when religion is the topic of conversation, but I think there are bigger things where people need to come together so things can actually change for the good rather than people fighting against people and nothing ever getting resolved.

It's sad that we forced our way into the United States in the beginning and then welcomed more immigration to a certain extent in the past, but are now hurting immigrants and their families for wanting better lives in the US. The US used to be such a proud country wanting to share that with everyone and is now a place that deems itself untouchable to people searching for a better life.

The United States is able to be an independent country and doesn't need to rely on other countries for simple things, which I think is a huge privilege and advantage some countries don't have. There is no other country that knows our citizens best, therefore we should be independent enough to rule what is right or wrong for their well being. This is not being disrespectful to other states or countries, but rather prideful.

It's a horrible truth to realize that the day that is supposed to be the most celebrated in our country is actually just a reminder to the oppressed about what they had to go through so that the white males could achieve the freedom they wanted. It's terrible that these slaves did not even feel like they were a part of the country when they were freed because they were still treated like crap. Our country's praise is built from bloody acts against our own people, and hopefully it does not become such an embarrassment to its own people again as it has been in the past.

I agree with this so much because even though you might not think something affects you, it will eventually. If the rights of someone else can be taken away or they can be denied something, then that government or leading group of people can do the same thing to you. This reminds me of the poem by Martin Niemöller where he didn't speak out about the groups being attacked because he wasn't apart of them, but eventually they came for him and then there was nobody left to speak up. Once they go after one group and have success in that, they will go after the next and the one after that and so on.

The majority rarely goes against the victor because if whatever they did/said was probably not in the minority's favor, therefore, since it doesn't harm them they don't feel the need to speak out about it. They think "there is nothing they can do" because the outcome won't affect them so they don't care enough to stand up for people who aren't listened to even if it is the right thing to do.

I like how he brought up that citizens have the right to rebel if the government is mistreating them and not doing what is right for their country. Also, it's interesting how he includes slaves when making the argument that that is the time to rebel the most and when you are the one attacking rather than being attacked. Some people don't want to mention them because there was not a "good" way to fix slavery so that they could live well enough after being tortured and not be left with nothing, but it was a good start to overthrow the government and take it in to your own hands.

Expecting a man to come along and have the wisdom to make people want to follow the laws and government while being a united nation. It's kind of the opposite today because people are still dividing the nation with judgement and do not trust the government completely so they don't want to listen to them. In this case, yeah it was a little unreasonable to think.

This is an important statement about checks and balances and making sure everyone is being heard equally. Like we have mentioned before, people tend to get greedy when in power so it is only fair to have others in power check each other. Also, this is important for minorities to be heard rather than the people in power only listening to the majority groups and I'm glad it was discussed in this reading.

It's good to acknowledge that this should be the way to go about trials rather than having the trial not in the suspect's favor. A suspect should always know what they are being accused of and have the right to defend themselves. This reminds me of how some suspects can be persuaded into thinking they did a crime because of the manipulation by officials when they had nothing to do with it.

Interesting that he says he only has the wisdom from someone else and is willing to give credit where it is due rather than saying he is the wisest and making himself to sound the best to people by taking it as his own words

Wait whaaatttttt... is this saying that now that it's actually written that women are equal to men that we (women) cannot mention how we were made to feel inferior before (and still) by men because they have acknowledged how much we're worth NOW? ...dude...

I agree that the people in higher positions do things that would benefit them but give the people they are representing consequences (only thinking about themselves). I think this sometimes happens in our government with people trying to hide their big mistakes and misrepresenting us, which makes us look bad in the end and we have to deal with and clean up the mess they caused.

Time to stand up for what they believe in and realize what is best for them. They had guts to stick it to the King and say "we aren't happy with the way you're treating us so we're going to make our own rules" and finally decided what is best for their people.

I thought this was interesting how a government is necessary in order to attempt to create equality within a society with the people who should know the law the best and I agree that it is much worse when something goes wrong that is more likely to happen without a good government because we trusted that government and its ability to protect out people and their rights. It's better to have a government that makes mistakes rather than no government at all, right?

This is nice that they at least try to be fair with the government in the way of appointing people who will try their best to enforce the laws in the way they are supposed to because they believe they know it best, however there will still always be human error and mistakes. Was this the right thing to do or will those people still be bias in certain cases?

So I know this is saying that it's more likely for people who have something to live for to be the ones that are ruthless or commit a crime and the miserable are less likely in this situation, but is it referring to the earlier sentence of heroes and that they end up being the ruthless ones because they fought and ended up killed themselves for the reason of them fighting to kill people?

Freedom was given by one ruler so that the people would be able to say what they want and contribute to how their government plays out, hence the definition of freedom. Keeping that one ruler would be somewhat contradictory to the essence of freedom based on what the power of one ruler represents here (what they believe is right for the people rather than actually listening to what is right for them from them). Democracy has flaws but wouldn't it be the correct government for this situation of freedom and doing what is best for the people?