on juries—were often denied on the basis of racial or gender distinctions. A small proportion of lived outside the slave system, but those so-called blacks” endured racial discrimination and enforced segregation. Although some slaves violently rebelled against their enslavement (see), “free African Americans and other subordinated groups mainly used nonviolent means—protests, legal challenges, pleas and petitions addressed to government officials, as well as sustained and massive civil rights movements—to achieve gradual improvements in their status.” Year in Review: What We Can From Prejudice in an Era of Globalization” “2015 by Jeff at The HuffingtonPost () Understanding Islamophobia The loudest statements from to ban Muslims (an entire culture and religion) is not exactly the sanest. But the approval ratings of his statements bring to light a simmering prejudice against muslims -- an Islamophobia that's been growing since 9/11. But just as we can't call all Christians, fundamentalists, we can't call all Muslims, extremists. So how about we address the problem where it actually is -- in the minds of the radicalized and soon to be radicalized -- in the prejudice which causes their violence against others and themselves. Fighting prejudice with prejudice only continues a cycle of violence for years to come. Sweeping generalizations from prejudice are the very seeds of hate that we abhor when we see the effects.
on juries—were often denied on the basis of racial or gender distinctions. A small proportion of lived outside the slave system, but those so-called “free blacks” endured racial discrimination and enforced segregation. Although some slaves violently rebelled against their enslavement (see), African Americans and other subordinated groups mainly used nonviolent means—protests, legal challenges, pleas and petitions addressed to government officials, as well as sustained and massive civil rights movements—to achieve gradual improvements in their status.” “2015 Year in Review: What We Can From Prejudice in an Era of Globalization” by Jeff at The HuffingtonPost () Understanding Islamophobia The loudest statements from to ban Muslims (an entire culture and religion) is not exactly the sanest. But the approval ratings of his statements bring to light a simmering prejudice against muslims -- an Islamophobia that's been growing since 9/11. But just as we can't call all Christians, fundamentalists, we can't call all Muslims, extremists. So how about we address the problem where it actually is -- in the minds of the radicalized and soon to be radicalized -- in the prejudice which causes their violence against others and themselves. Fighting prejudice with prejudice only continues a cycle of violence for years to come. Sweeping generalizations from prejudice are the very seeds of hate that we abhor when we see the effects.
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