Many of us view the Confederate flag’s meaning in
different ways. This is much like cultural relativism. So what are we Americans
saying about what the confederate flag represents? Some people are saying that
the confederate flag is a symbol of national sham, slavery, and institutionalized
racism. Supporters of the flag say that it represents their proud southern heritage.
The article I found from CNN is about government free speech versus private
free speech when the confederate flag is displayed. Is the state of Texas implying
that the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism if they are banning displaying
the confederate flag on state license plate? Does this also mean that the
Supreme Court is saying that the Confederate flag represents racism when they allowed
Texas to ban the flag from the state license plate? Or is it, because it offends
some people. I personally don’t have an answer. I’m not for or against displaying
the Confederate flag and I’m completely unbiased. We can just agree to disagree.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Power Corrupts
The old saying “power tends to corrupt and absolute
power corrupts absolutely” by Lord Acton. The article I found is a good example
of how power corrupts. Zhou Yongkang was one of nine men who ruled China. Zhou
Yongkang was recently sentence to life for taking large bribes. As some people
gain power their morality will diminish because, power tends to corrupt those
who possess it. For some people that hold power cannot resist the temptation to
play god. There is a history of men seeking absolute power like, Hitler, Napoleon,
Caesar, Ramses, and so on. There are many leaders that stole money while in
power, people like Ferdinand Marcos, Mohamed Suharto, Alberto Fujimori, Mobutu
Sese Seko, and so on. I believe power reduces the fear of being persecuted and
can they easily get away with wrong doing.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Slavery
I have always believed that slavery
has been abolished until I saw this report from CNN. The United Nations has
report that an estimated 10% to 20% of the Mauritania people are enslaved.
Mauritania was the last country to abolished slavery in 1981 and has made it a
crime to own slaves in 1997. Even though slavery has been outlaw the practice still
exists in secret. The government of Mauritania knows that the practice of
slavery still exist in their country but does nothing to stop it. Not only are
these people force into slavery but they are also being abused by their master.
Slavery is now consider to be universally unethical as all countries have abolished
slavery. Why doesn’t the United Nations or the International Labor Organization
do something to stop this practices? Maybe with some help from everyone,
slavery can be abolished forever.
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