Hate Crimes Essay Research Paper Hate and

Hate Crimes Essay, Research Paper

Hate and prejudice have been present in our society for a long time. For whatever reason

people do not like a person or a group because they are different. The reason could be

their skin color, sex preference, religion, or culture. Hate is built up inside and can lead to

violence and sometimes death. Hate seems so ridiculous, but there are answers to why it

occurs. Why do people hate. Hate could be spread through competition and the feeling

that you, or your people s way of life is the best and others are inferior. Low self-esteem

could bring someone to hate because the feeling of hatred towards another person or

group may be the only thing they feel good about. These are just a few of the

explanations to why people hate. Hate crimes appear to be on the rise, there are several

recent accounts of these crimes. Examples such as Matthew Shepherd, the man dragged

in Texas, and the woman beaten in Central Park a few years ago. The ever present

feelings of hate and prejudice in our society need to change before massive problems could

arrise.

Hate is bred and encouraged in hate groups like the Klu Klux Klan. The Klan as

the group is commonly called believes in the prosperity of the white race. They believe

America to be a place founded for white America. Races are not supposed to mix or

co-inhabitate together according to them. Ideas like this can only breed hate. The Klan

is attempting to make separations between themselves and other groups of people. The

Klan originated after the civil war.(Robb pg.1) By loosing the confederacy some white

people felt that their western philosophy of a white Christian nation was taken from them.

(Robb pg.1) Nathan Bedford Forrest was the grand wizard for the first era of the clan.

(Robb pg. 1) His teachings are still present in the Klan today. He felt that the true

ideas of America were taken from him and his fellow white Christians. (Robb pg. 1)

Present day Klan members are often targeted as bashing Catholicism, homosexuals, Jews,

and African-Americans. The Klan needs to preserve their way of life by looking down on

others. Even though some of the more intelligent members of the Klan seem to convey a

peaceful approach to their way of life, the majority of them are simply ignorant. Their way

of life could be preserved without them constantly looking down on others. They are

ignorant because of their lack of knowledge to the way our country was intended to be is

a melting pot of races and cultures.

Skin heads are another hate group that is attempting to preserve the white race.

Many of their teachings and ideas are similar to the Klan. What is scary about the skin

heads or neo-nazis as they are commonly called is they model themselves after Adolph

Hitler s teachings and philosophy. Hitler was obviously a very evil man and the idea that

someone could still follow his philosophy is scary. The nazis often blame the Jews for all

that goes wrong in our country. (George pg.1-7) This group is nothing more than pure

hate and spreading evil. The group appears to be founded in the hating of other

nationalities and cultures. (George pg.1-7) More time needs to be spent on these people

worrying about themselves than other people. Members of some of these groups do not

consider themselves hate groups but rather groups that have a set principle of life and have

every right to voice their opinions. (Robb 2nd pg.6-7)

The first amendment is often used to back up many of these groups opinions on

issues and other ways of their life or culture. (Robb 2nd pg.6) If these groups are so keen

on the use of the first amendment in their voice of opinion than why do they belittle every

one else for voicing their own opinions. This appears to be a huge contradiction of the

Klan and the skin heads. How can an action be justified by freedom of speech if others free

speech is unacceptable. For whatever reasons they exist (or say they exist) these groups

only breed hate in people and society. They need to understand the direction America is

headed as a nation. The direction is definitely not to retreat back to segregation, but

rather to develop a nation where all races can live together in peace.

The Black Panther Party was originally a self defense group founded in 1966, in

Oakland. (Acoli pg.1) Their goal has been to preserve the black culture and give African

Americans their equal rights in America.(Acoli pg.1) The Black Panthers established

during the civil rights era when blacks were trying to segregate with whites. They also

would like to establish a black society in which their children were taught examination of

one s self and the pride of their African culture.(Acoli pg.2) They also believe the

government to be racist and think that all black men should be exempt from military

service.(Acoli pg. 3) They believe the government robbed them of their communities and

has caused the dea

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