Thursday, February 21, 2013
1. The issue of race - does the government do too little or too much to reduce the instances of racial discrimination? Why or how so?
The government has come along way since slavery, the Ku Klux Klan, people of color being harassed and segregated areas in the states. Government seems like they have done all they can to reduce the instances of racial discrimination. It all started with the creation of the fourteenth amendment which prohibits states from denying any person the equal protection of the law. It also makes all people born in the United States citizens of the United States. Today, the government does not allow discrimination in businesses, schools, and in court. On a job application it always states that they will not discriminate and the questions about color is optional to answer. I personally think government has done a good job on reducing the instances of racial discrimination.
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I think that the government has also gone to great lengths to reduce the inequality between races, but it also seems that they have started to give preferential treatment to those who are minorities. Take the Affirmative Action, for example. Is it fair that someone who may have lower academic scores and performance scores be preferred for a job or acceptance into a school because of the color of their skin, especially in a time where “everyone is created equal”? Logic says no. People should land a career or a spot in a school because they are the best, not because of the color of their skin.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about racial discrimination being pretty much taken care of, but I feel like it only counts towards some races. I feel as if some races are still kind of being discrimination against mostly because they are a part of a minority like the person above me said, but also because of the fact we still over seas still promotes some discrimination towards people of overseas descent and the like and the government does not really do mush about that even though it may not be a big problem right now it still needs to be taken care of.
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