“ The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.”
In a society where laws are made to protect the people, Mencken’s observation of the American society has never been truer. Because of recent shootings in Newtown, CT, the terrorist attacks in 2001, and teenage death rates at an all time high, Americans have voted in several laws to protect the general public.
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Recent shootings in Newtown, Aurora, and Colorado Springs, consequently, have reignited the controversial argument, should guns be outlawed? The United States constitution states that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Gun safety amendments are voted in to keep the people safer, not freer. According to CNN.com, a 2014 …show more content…
The 9/11 attacks were targeted at the Twin Towers, but the American people have blamed ‘Islamic Terrorist Groups’ or ‘Islamic Radicals.’ The statement in itself is inaccurate and irresponsible. Obama during an interview said, “Groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda want to make this war a war between Islam and America, or between Islam and the West.”(Washington Post) Using a sweeping generalization of all Islam followers and the minute amount of extremists is intolerable, the American people should not stoop to these lows. The recent election of President Elect Trump is a clear example of racial and religious distrust, as well as biased opinion. Trump commented on an Islamic adhering, gold- star family, who after hearing Trump’s comments about his bigoted rhetoric, spoke out against him. Trump later replied, “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say.”(Huffington Post) Later, Trump called out a federal judge, presiding over a class action against the for-profit Trump University, as being “biased because he is a Mexican.”(Huffington Post) Because of the first amendment in the constitution, “abridges the freedom of speech,” except in cases of slander and libel, this particular part of the amendment is included to safeguard a reputation. …show more content…
Anyone who is a citizen of any country must abide by the laws laid down by that said government. Freedom is defined as, “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.” All must submit or be entitled to the consequences, in the court of law. Freedom is not freely given either. The United States had to go through the Revolutionary War to gain independence and freedom from Great Britain. The French Revolution was fought to establish a French government with no patriarchy. The monarchy of England was torn down by even the monarchy itself, and reestablished as a fully represented
In a society where laws are made to protect the people, Mencken’s observation of the American society has never been truer. Because of recent shootings in Newtown, CT, the terrorist attacks in 2001, and teenage death rates at an all time high, Americans have voted in several laws to protect the general public.
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Recent shootings in Newtown, Aurora, and Colorado Springs, consequently, have reignited the controversial argument, should guns be outlawed? The United States constitution states that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Gun safety amendments are voted in to keep the people safer, not freer. According to CNN.com, a 2014 …show more content…
The 9/11 attacks were targeted at the Twin Towers, but the American people have blamed ‘Islamic Terrorist Groups’ or ‘Islamic Radicals.’ The statement in itself is inaccurate and irresponsible. Obama during an interview said, “Groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda want to make this war a war between Islam and America, or between Islam and the West.”(Washington Post) Using a sweeping generalization of all Islam followers and the minute amount of extremists is intolerable, the American people should not stoop to these lows. The recent election of President Elect Trump is a clear example of racial and religious distrust, as well as biased opinion. Trump commented on an Islamic adhering, gold- star family, who after hearing Trump’s comments about his bigoted rhetoric, spoke out against him. Trump later replied, “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say.”(Huffington Post) Later, Trump called out a federal judge, presiding over a class action against the for-profit Trump University, as being “biased because he is a Mexican.”(Huffington Post) Because of the first amendment in the constitution, “abridges the freedom of speech,” except in cases of slander and libel, this particular part of the amendment is included to safeguard a reputation. …show more content…
Anyone who is a citizen of any country must abide by the laws laid down by that said government. Freedom is defined as, “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.” All must submit or be entitled to the consequences, in the court of law. Freedom is not freely given either. The United States had to go through the Revolutionary War to gain independence and freedom from Great Britain. The French Revolution was fought to establish a French government with no patriarchy. The monarchy of England was torn down by even the monarchy itself, and reestablished as a fully represented