The witch trials of Salem Massachusetts was a result of a mixture of fear, hysteria and intolerance, and although we believe ourselves to be more advanced then the people of Salem in the 1690s, we are not. Today we continue to judge and fear those who are different then us. In some cases, we have even decided to take “justice” into our own hands, very much like the people of Salem did to those accused of witchcraft. The difference between us and the people of Salem in the 1690s is the reason for fear. In Salem the reason was witchcraft, today it is just about everything else, ranging from race to religion even to sexual orientation.
Religion played a big role in the lives of Salem people, you were expected to go to church, memorize commandments …show more content…
When the news confirmed that the people responsible for the terrorist attacks were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations, the hysteria began, everyone and their mothers begun fearing anyone who looked to be Arabic or Muslim. The hysteria made people not only fear people of Middle Eastern descent but also start calling the terrorist. The 9/11 hysteria is very much like the Red Scare which is the main reason Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, the red scare was when everyone accused everyone of being Communists spy’s with absolutely no evidence, the same goes with the Salem witch trials which as the accusation of witch craft with no evidence the same goes for events after 9/11 where everyone accused people from the Middle East of being terrorist. 14 years later and people are still being accused of being terrorist. On June 23, 2003 in Salem, Oregon a 12-year-old Israeli Arab boy playing outside his house was allegedly called a terrorist and punched in the face by another 12-year-old. Not only do people accuse others of being terrorist, they also commit unspeakable acts, Waqar Hasan witnessed this first hand on September 15,2001, after being shot to death in his own convenience store by mark Stroman who was upset with anyone of Middle Eastern decent after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Due to the ignorance of American’s, unspeakable acts were done to people who are not even Muslim or Arabian. 9/11 went down in history and it will be a long time, if ever, that we stop seeing people get wrongfully accused of being
Religion played a big role in the lives of Salem people, you were expected to go to church, memorize commandments …show more content…
When the news confirmed that the people responsible for the terrorist attacks were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations, the hysteria began, everyone and their mothers begun fearing anyone who looked to be Arabic or Muslim. The hysteria made people not only fear people of Middle Eastern descent but also start calling the terrorist. The 9/11 hysteria is very much like the Red Scare which is the main reason Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, the red scare was when everyone accused everyone of being Communists spy’s with absolutely no evidence, the same goes with the Salem witch trials which as the accusation of witch craft with no evidence the same goes for events after 9/11 where everyone accused people from the Middle East of being terrorist. 14 years later and people are still being accused of being terrorist. On June 23, 2003 in Salem, Oregon a 12-year-old Israeli Arab boy playing outside his house was allegedly called a terrorist and punched in the face by another 12-year-old. Not only do people accuse others of being terrorist, they also commit unspeakable acts, Waqar Hasan witnessed this first hand on September 15,2001, after being shot to death in his own convenience store by mark Stroman who was upset with anyone of Middle Eastern decent after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Due to the ignorance of American’s, unspeakable acts were done to people who are not even Muslim or Arabian. 9/11 went down in history and it will be a long time, if ever, that we stop seeing people get wrongfully accused of being