Scapegoating

As they flee from war and violence, Syrian refugees are trying to find better lives in other countries, whether it is temporary or permanent. Only recently has the refugee crisis been brought to people’s attention around the world, but it has been in existence since the Arab Spring in 2011. The Arab Spring brought about rebellion against Syria’s President al-Assad’s regime and Al-Assad fought back, creating a devastating civil war. Now, 4.6 million Syrians are seeking safe havens. Syria’s…

Adolf Hitler, leader of the fascist Nazi party, seized power in Germany during early 1933. Almost immediately after, they began scapegoating Jewish people, blaming them for the problems Germany faced after World War I. On April 1st of the same year, a national boycott of Jewish owned businesses was announced. In the weeks that followed, legislations were passed forcing Jews out of civil services. This was part of Hitler’s larger plan to exterminate all Jewish people from Germany and…

Two toddlers, that is what the modern democracy system in America can be easily compared to, one republican and the other democrat- both with drastically different ideals. Both of these toddlers can be categorized as their own forms of demagogues in one-way or another. The ways the two demagogues argue is alarmingly similar to children: One holds the claim that they are inherently better, thus coming to the conclusion that they can do no bad while bad is all their opponents can do. Patricia…

Old Major is one of the characters who play their roles as masters possessing great rhetorical skills. Old Major narrates: “‘Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our live are miserable, laborious, and short’…All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.” (6-14). In the opening of the novel, Old Major gives a passionate speech about the animal’s miserable living conditions, and how they should fight back. This sparks a rebellion. Propaganda is one powerful…

Humans desire to belong originates from Abraham Maslow; “he believed that people are social beings who have a need to belong to a group, to love others, and to be loved. He further stated that if people could not meet this need of belonging, their need for self-esteem would not be able to be satisfied. In other words, without being accepted as part of group or by others, self-esteem doesn 't develop properly” (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). Everyone wants a sense of belonging, something to live for…

The first article was written by Rod Dreher, who is a senior editor of The American Conservative magazine. In this article, Dreher mainly expressed his opinion towards relationship between Christians and homosexuality. After Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore expressed his sympathy towards L.G.B.T. group in relate to Orlando event, a gay writer argues that unless that the conservative Christians change their minds about the L.G.B.T. community, the solidarity is meaningfulness. Dreher states…

McGivern, 2013, p.562). This argument no long hold waters. I was here before. Now looking at the trend of global socio-economic and political development for the past twenty years. I changed mind. Criticism against modernization theory is a mere scapegoating. Political leaders and governors of peripheral nations should be ashamed of themselves. This issue is so personal to me. Poverty in the 21 century Every…

Benjamin Franklin was a man who found himself on both extremes of the struggle for American Independence, once being the staunchest loyalist of America, and then becoming its fiercest patriot. For most of his life, and the build up to the war strongly loyal to the king. Franklin would idolize Britain, longing to live in “the sophistication and worthiness” of Britain, as compared to the “provinciality and vulgarity” of America. Additionally, Frankling would also have the grand goal of changing…

After the Black Death swept through Europe during the early modern period of European history, societies were left in a state of chaos. The repercussions from such a debilitating plague were numerous and the impact on society was powerful. The economy was destabilized and the Church lost most of its power as citizens looked at the plague as punishment from God. In looking to be back in God’s grace, societies looked to purge their communities of those they thought responsible; about 100,000…

sure, but it does not apply to us all. Western culture, particularly the United States, has up until recent years been accepting of immigrant populations but when you add in a limited job market and limited resources, there will be fighting and scapegoating in regard to current issues. Once a hardworking people in the eyes of Americans, Mexicans are now seen as a nuisance and burden to the country’s people and economic systems. We are blamed for crime rates, unemployment rates, and seen as…