Recognizing, Preventing, Eliminating”As powerful a tool as the Net can be in spreading hate, it can be equally powerful in exposing the hate,” writes Rick Goldberg in an in HateWatch,one of the leading monitors of racist and homophobic activity on the internet.
While it is easy to dismiss groups that wage on those of the “deceived Hell-bound estate. . . ” the majority of hate sites today affect a veneer of sophistication and supplicity that complement their often artful pagedesign. Groups like HateWatch do not advocate censoring, or even hackingwhite supremacist, anti-religion, anti-arabic, or and anti-gay sites asmuch as catergorizing them by geography and there ideas. There is still the hope that such a database will link anti-hate forces as succesfully on the internet and group together of what were once scattered and mostly undefined forces of violent bigotry.
I for one plan to devote my life in promoting tolerance, diversity and equality in society, religion, and politics through recognizing, prevention, and finally elimination. Before we can begin discussing bigotry and forms of hate we must first define and realize what exactly it is and how much it really effects us insociety. Hate Crimes are just not statistics, ask anyone who has everbeen inflicted by it. Its reality. Hate Crimes come in all shapes andsizes, they are targeted at a number of groups, of these groups mixed races, homosexuals, and religious differences seem to be the most. Lets examine in debth each of these three types of hate crimes.
Mixed Races: Since the early development of society in the United States, racism has always been a diversive issue faced by communities on apolitical level. Our country was built from the immigration of people from an international array of backgrounds. However, multitudes of white supremacists blame their personal as well as economic misfortunes on an abundance of ethnic groups. African-Americans, Hispanic and Asians are only some of the of groups tormented by these white supremacists.
As the amount of ethnic diversity gradually increased in the political systems of Louisiana and the United States, organizations rapidly formed to challenge the new ethnic variation in government. The Ku Klux Klan is one of these groups that were formed by people who were angered by the increase of diversity in political office and in the workplace. Local and state officials that were members of the Klan aided in providing influence, money, and information to the racist organization. As the civil rights movement became accepted, it seemed as if the power of racist organizations deteriorated.
However, with the Klan demanding freedom of speech, with political figures related to the Ku Klux Klan still bringing prejudice to politics throughout the country, and with multitudes of African-American churches being burned to the ground, it seems as if the Ku Klux Klan is still a threat to the citizens of this country. Can we really just sit back and watch?Homosexuals: Two of the many issues today evolving around homosexuals is same sex marriages and acceptance in the The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family law. The potential consequences, positive or negative, for children, parents, same-sex couples, families, social structure public health, and the status of women are enormous. Given the importance of the issue, the value of comprehensive debate of the reasons for and against legalizing same-sex marriage should be obvious.
Marriage is much more than merely a commitment to love one another. Aside from societial and religious conventions, marriage shows legally imposed financial responsibility and legally authorized financial benefits. Marriage provides automatic legal protections for the spouse, including medical visitation,succession of a deceased spouse’s property, as well as pension and other rights. When two adults desire to “contract” in the eyes of the law, as well a perhaps promise in the eyes of a God and their friends and family, to be responsible for the obligations .
