Maya Angelou once said hate – it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. So why do we let hate to control us? This question has been stuck in my head since the first time I heard the topic being brought up in class. Every day the news is covering a new story about terrorism, racism, sexism, and general anger towards other human beings. So many people profile others based on their skin color, clothing, and gender. There’s no logical answer as to why hate exists in the world. We are all human and, yet Everyone shows hate in different ways, making it even more baffling to understand the subject. I will be the first person to admit that constantly spreading love isn’t an easy task. No, showing love is not a simple task. It is much easier to make a snarky comment or degrade …show more content…
Williams. Not only as Americans but as humans we talk about how this subject, or issue is tearing the world apart, but its really us. We hate. And because we hate it has changed my entire perspective on the world. Families turn against each other, neighbors are at war, and children are making fun of one another because they heard their parents talking. People never forget what is said to them, even if it is the smallest pea size remarks, like disliking a favorite book or song can make an boulder size impact. The world is a diverse place with billions of different people in it. And not all seven billion people are going to go out of their way to be kind to others, but just imagine if some did. Imagine If you make a person’s awful day or even week better by one simple statement. Hate is never going to disappear, it is the unfortunate staple that our community requires in order to see the good in others. However if we come together one by one, fighting hate with kindness and love we could slowly start solving the problems hate has
Throughout History our world has seen societies which have risen to power and publicity through pure hatred and suffering of others. Our past could yet, reveal the answer to the question, “Can a society based on hate and suffering survive?”. The most powerful and controversial of these societies will be mentioned and with hope, put an end to our uncertainty. The German Reich, modern day North Korea, Al-Qaeda, and the Ku Klux Klan. These listed had based their societies on hate, suffering, or both, which they have marked themselves forever in history.
Hate is the most unneeded part of life. Hatred has no personal benefit, it only cause harm. In the United States hate is a very common theme in our countries problems, we hate them, we hate her, we hate it. Kids growing up in the United States are taught by their parents, peers and caretaker, who and what to hate. We sometimes hate because it is not enough to just cheer for a team you have to hate another. Children learn these bias and continue to follow them as they grow up. Hate can go from something as simple as hating one team, to something so vulgar as to hating another race. Hatred leads to mistrust and mistrust can lead to a biased and a wrongful action. We see these acts of mistrust and wrongful actions all too regularly on the news today.
The great melting and land of opportunities is unfortunately not perfect, big shocker. Trying to unify different cultures and diverse views are not easy tasks, especially when deep hatreds trigger violence. Achieving groups and individuals across the United States attempt to deal with diversity issues that crop up daily in schools, neighborhoods, families, at work, courts and many other institutions and situations.
“Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stomped out.” These wise words were spoken by Pierre Berton, an author of non-fiction novels. In our society, racism is everywhere, and has been in our past as well. Racism is ruining our world, and it is becoming tolerated. It is a threat to our society by affecting not only one person, but all those who are involved, whether it’s the bystander, the victim or the one who was being racist.
The fact that hate crimes still occur in America is another signpost that tolerance is still an unheard of notion to a lot of people. In 2007 the Federal Bureau of Investigation released statistics showing that 2,105 law enforcement agencies reported 9,080 offences of hate crime. This includes vandalism, intimidation, simple and aggravated assault, and murder. This also includes not only race statistics, but religious, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and disability motivated crimes. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released statistics of discrimination charges for the same year with all ...
Our world thrives when we have diversity and inclusivity combining different cultures and ideas that shapes and expands our world’s horizons often taking us out of our comfort zones. Cultures can only flourish when its people are open to new ideas and the uniqueness others bring to the table. Hatred stems from ignorance and from which enables an ever expanding cycle of more hatred. It’s time for people to really see and understand those with they choose to ignore, belittle, hate because they choose to remain ignorant. If they truly opened their hearts and minds they would find that we all want the same basic things in life, to provide for our families to the best of our abilities, to be a part of a community where we are valued and to give
...orld today that could be avoided, but our inability to use non-forceful ways to deal with them only makes it worse. There’s racism, problems with homosexuality, judgment through a person’s background, or even petty things like a person’s money. Everyone is different in some way, and sadly the human race is too ignorant to realize that everyone is still equal. It is a human right, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that all humans are born equal. If this is true, then isn’t our whole world one big contradiction? We all say that everyone should maintain and keep their rights, but people are continuously having this right taken away, not to mention also that this right is probably the second most important right for people. We’re all hypocritical in some way, and sadly we will always be this way. Human nature cannot be swayed by the right of them.
Think about your largest insecurity and how you feel when others bring it to light. For some this is a daily occurrence as they are ridiculed for their race. In the article, “On Racist Speech,” author Charles R. Lawrence III discusses factors pertaining to racism and how it influences our daily lives negatively. Lawrence grew up through the stages of segregation and was able to watch our nation grow to what it is now. The topic that is brought to question is, do we really live in a truly integrated and equal country? Segregation is not only an issue of the past, but continues to be a problem in modern day. To diffuse our nation of hate speech, we must stand together and face the issues that we have created.
"...Until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." These powerful words were uttered by Martin Luther King in the midst of the racial unrest in the 1960's. During this time period many people of the black race were affected with discrimination of all sorts. Now- a -days, crimes once driven solely by hatred for one's race now stem from opposition to one's religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. These crimes known as "hate crimes" can be prevented. Solving this problem is not impossible, but something that can unite us as a country.
If you think hate crimes are something that have just recently started occuring, or if you think these things don’t happen anymore, you’re wrong. Statistics say hate crime rates went up 8% in 2006 and then decreased in 2012. But statistics aren’t always correct, because they just show reported hate crimes, some victims are too scared to report it. Plus, hate crimes have always been apart of history. If you don’t believe me, some examples are Jesus’ crucifixion, the Holocaust, and Martin Luther King Jr.‘s assassination. Jesus was crucified because of his religion- the Romans didn’t like that he claimed to be God’s son so they executed him. The Holocaust was also because of religion- the Nazis were against the Jews so they took them out of their homes and sent them out to concentration camps which ended up killing a lot of them. Martin Luther King Jr. was k...
Racism has lead to violence, gun shots, and death. Certain people only care about where they come from or what they look like, For example “skin color, hair color, eye color, and where they come from.”(A. M. Buckley) People in this world are cruel and seem to put down others to make themselves
One of the three challenges that Americans faced in the 20th and 21st centuries and still face is prejudice. People such as: Native Americans, Jews, Hispanics, Homosexuals, and others that are deemed wrong by certain American standards are targeted by prejudice. In “On the Pulse of Morning”, Maya Angelou states “Face down in ignorance. Your mouths spilling words armed for slaughter.” Angelou illustrates how people have been verbally assaulted and how others simply turn away or pretend it doesn’t happen.
Some people have parents who were raised to hate a certain type of people. This results in them raising their children to hate that type of people. If we could somehow change those types of parents views or even the childs before they get older that would enable everyone to have their own opinion of people and not hate them just because their ancestors or parents did. The more we try the more we’re going to get out of life. However, not everyone is trying to change how awful society is right now. The longer we wait to fix anything the harder it’s going to be if we try a few years from now. If we get it while it’s not the worse we can avoid disasters in the
Overall, hate is one of the worst problems that plagues the earth, and causes a lot of the problems we see today and have seen in the past. It is my choice for the best way to fix the world, or the ultimate ‘Tikkun Olam’. After all, it would be better if we could all just get
In America, hate crimes are a rising problem. Statistics show that a hate crime is committed every hour. A cross is burned every week. Eight blacks, three whites, three gays, three Jews, and one Latino become victims every day. Today, America prides itself on being a tolerant country. Through legislation including affirmative action and movements against racism, we see ourselves as a country offering equal opportunities to all. This statement, however, is slightly biased. Contrary to popular belief, everything is not wonderful in the land of the free and home of the brave. Many live in fear of being persecuted because of who they are naturally. The United States needs to find a way to combat these crimes, mainly through introducing tougher laws regarding hate crimes.