Racism has been around since the mid evil ages. No one knows when it started but it's been there since someone was different. Racism has existed because people feel the need to have power or someone else. “Racism are to be found neither in capitalism nor colonialism, …show more content…
We are just fueling the fire to racism with violence. “There are 250 to 280 million firearms in the US. Nearly 50% of US homes own a firearm, that's 120 to 150 million people.” - American Firearms Institution. This shows that half of the U.S. owns a firearm. Now they can be used in a rightful self defense but they can also be used in wrongful shootings.“One of the main problems of racism is that many people live in racist conditions without even realising it” This is true because people are always going to rely on fear when nothing else comes too. “After the planes crashed into the Twin Towers and the insular society of America, hatred against Muslims, or anyone dark-skinned or wearing turbans and beards spiked.” Proving that people are scared of the unknown. People fear their lives when a foreigner comes near because of the past events they have brought upon our country. “a group of shopkeepers hurt a kid because his hair style looked different and he spoke a different language, it is not considered racial discrimination”. He spoke a different language which means he is a foreign race or person. They discriminated him because of this. Past events are what label people today. Racism is “labeling” people even if we don’t intend too. It has been around for a long time yet we can’t …show more content…
You can’t expect the best out of everywhere when there is always the power hungry, driven, and primonial person who wants to be in charge. “Anti-Muslim sentiment is very strong in Australia, but there is also a persistence of some intolerance against Asian, Indigenous and Jewish Australians.” Australia unfortunately is going through a similar phase as the U.S and is starting to fear Middle Eastern people. It is never a good thing to fear someone else because of how they look or beliefs. “After the planes crashed into the Twin Towers and the insular society of America, hatred against Muslims, or anyone dark-skinned or wearing turbans and beards