Jean Jacques Rousseau's Social Conflict

Things in the Middle East, Syria and Iran are in some complex situations right now, Mr. President, with the outcome of the Arab Spring and the issues the United States has with its allies and enemies. The United States needs to repair its alliances, make peace with its enemies and cautiously tread into understanding and gathering knowledge with the situation in the Middle East before declaring any actions to be taken. The United States should find it in their best interest to repair its alliances. The reparation of alliances is vital because it gives the United States foreign support and if need be, aid as well. Within Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “Social Contract”, forming a social contract gives an individual the protection of a community, equal rights and protection from the abuse of power. This relationship between an individual and the state is important because it provides the individual with more protection and security than if they were facing the issue alone, all in exchange for their natural freedom. People are naturally free and they give up that freedom when they join a community in exchange for such protections. So, it is the job of the state to ensure that the rights of the people are inalienable, they cannot be taken from them.

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The colonies became heavily taxed (among other issues that caused the war) and tensions grew so tense that the Boston massacre had occurred. The Boston massacre was a standoff between the colonists and the British officers, the colonists, unarmed, had protested against the officer and it had escalated to the point where the officers shot several colonists. Several more incidents had occurred, ultimately leading up to the American Revolution. The American Revolution lasted many year and even divided colonists. The instability in America could have caused the end of the Americas if at any point of the revolution they had failed to stay united in their