I think that this statment is very negative, as it gives the impression that violence is
the only way to solve things, and it is not.People need to talk about matters that
concern them with the people that are causing the concerns, doing this wil make dealing
with the problem of racism easier. The saying 'two wrongs don't make a right' is a very
appropriate sayingto use in the issue of racism because racism towards people is wrong
and so is violence. When one puts the two together, to deal with each other,it does not
make the situation right.
In fact, it will make the situatin worse because it will cause resentment between the
racist and the victim. There is a quote in the bible, Matthew 5 38-39 where Jesus speaks
about revenge. It reads, "You have heard that it was said, an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth. But now I tell you do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If someone
slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too." What this means is, if
someone hurts once, do not respond in a violent manner, turn the other cheek and let them
do it again. It shows
that Jesus was against violence. Gandhi said something similar: 'An eye for an eye and we
shall all be blind'. Gandi meant that so mang people hurt other people that they would
end up seriously hurt. Put this teaching into practise, if someone hurts you once let
them do it a secong time is the message here. The other side to this statement is to
agree that racists should be dealt with in a violent way. In some resects, this is
correct because if people have the mentality to be racist towards another person, they
need to be punished, and if violence
fits this sort of punish mentment. People, whatever race they are have to choice to
decide where they live. They deserve to feel comfortable in their home even if it is not
where the majority of their race lives. No one has the right to speak badly about another
human because of the colour of their skin. They need violence to show them racism is
unfair. Racism is somthing very personal to people as it shows what they believe in Some
people prefer to deal with it in a violent manner, and others prefer ot deal with it in a
more subtle way, for
example a discusion. Every person is born into the world as a child of God, whether they
are black or white. It is unfair to discriminate against people because of the colour of
their skin. Everyone is born equal. I have come to the conclusion that this statement is
wrong, due to its negative approach. Violence does not solve anything, and even though
racism is wrong, violence is just as wrong. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are people in
the past who have acheived alot to cancel out racism without turning to violence.
Although it took them longer
to acheive it, in the end less people were hurt so violence does not pay off.
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