Consequences Of Refugee-Hate And The Internet

After Daniel Voshart posted a video of only 25 seconds on Reddit, it quickly got 6000 replies full of threats. People respond this violently, because people’s judgments rely too much on short videos found on the internet. Those videos often show only one part or side of the story and have little to no details. This does not only happen on the internet, but also on the news and in documentaries. This way people judge without knowing all the details, even though they do not want to do

Kolbert refers to research that shows that when bigoted students associate with bigots they become “more bigoted” and when tolerant students associate with other tolerant students they become “more tolerant”(Kolbert). The internet is an expansive place where one can find enough people that believe the same crazy idea that they do and use that to justify their belief to themselves. When right and left wing extremists read enough radical rhetoric they become more and more liberal or conservative. They do not necessarily base their political ideology on what they believe, but on what radical politicians want them to believe. Group polarization leads to political hatred and prejudice instead of intelligent discussion about issues. The internet is a key contributor to the advancement of group and political

Social media has become huge on the internet. This is a place where people can speak openly about almost anything they want. Sometimes those posts are innocent and fun. Other times people post about illegal activity, hate towards others, or evil intents.

One way for information to spread is through a medium, such as the internet. There are many websites on hate groups that can easily be accessed by anyone with a computer. Any hate group is included, not just the KKK. Groups such as the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam have a big following throughout the world. According to Margaret Duffy’s fantasy theme analysis on hate groups on line, “using the internet is an easy way to spread ones vision by reaching disenfranchised people” (Duffy 292). Duffy’s main focus is how and why the message is sent through the internet.

Immigrants of Middle Eastern descent have been victims of hate crimes since the attacks of September 11, 2001. The graph above, depicts statistics show the major increase of attacks towards anti-Islamic hate crimes after that attack (name, year). In the next 12 years, data shows how they stayed consistent and have not varied to much. Something to note is that their was not any attack towards the United States that has been as spectacular at the one towards the twin towers in 2001. That being said that does not mean that other attacks and incidents that happened in the rest of the world did not make an impact in peoples’ views towards Middle Eastern people in general. For instance, the attacks in Paris in 2015 made people rethink the issue of

Throughout American history, immigrants have been entering the country to avoid political corruption and civil rights violations. The United States have been a safe haven for many. According to the articles; The Refugees at Our Door, A Few Other Times Countries Banned Religious or Ethnic Groups and Feds to states: No, you cannot ban Syrian refugees, America has been a home for people seeking asylum. Attempting to ban refugees from entering the country shows how unethical the morals of America has become. America does not have the ethical right to stop the immigration of refugees, however, it is acceptable for Americans to have their reservations as to whether it is safe to accept strangers into their homes.

Eissens, the secretariat for the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH), argues that online hate speech should be regulated. He thinks regulation will deter extremist groups from using it to incite racist, religious, or discriminatory violence. His argument is based on the claim that hate groups use the Internet as a platform to spread their hateful messages. “Incitement through electronic means is not different from incitement by traditional means.” Additionally, Eissens states that regulating online hate speech is aimed to deter hate crimes, not to change individual ideologies or restrict the freedom of expression. Eissens also claims that hate disrupts society in all of its facets, including government and commerce. Hate speech

The US has been heavily involved with the Middle East since before WWII. However, the later history of US and Middle East relations is the most important in understanding why hate crimes against refugees may happen currently. The first major intervention after WWII was in the mid 1940’s with Iran and the Soviet Union. After Stalin had broken the Tripartite Treat of January 1942 by failing to withdrawal troops from Iran, President Truman threatened to send American troops into the Middle East. Truman also had contact with Shah Pahlavi, the current leader of Iran, and advised him to use force in order to alleviate Soviet problems such as separatists groups within Iran. After this situation, President Truman established the Truman Doctrine which

With the popularization and expansion of the internet in recent years, America and other Western countries have found themselves developing into media-dominated cultures. Social media platforms, forums, and other types of online interaction are becoming primary forms of communication between people with similar or differing views, bringing political topics into daily discussion. However, the implications of such a broad and unrestrained network lead to negative outcomes. Whether it be in the form of a direct slur used on Twitter or a slight jab in a discussion board, the ongoing presence of racism on the internet cannot be denied. Although some forms may appear more indirectly, the effects are not diminished; implicit forms of racism are just as impactful as direct attacks. This paper argues that the internet serves as a carrier of racism by allowing racism to thrive through forms of racial microaggressions and cloaked websites. Toward the end of the essay, possible solutions for this issue will be discussed as well.

Technology has just made it easier for society to show this type of disrespect. Having the ability to do with it with an anonymous avatar gives a person a certain fell of stimulation. Majoo believed that’s its only people being nasty, and the groups that are important or influence our society, will be minimized in what actually might be important. Media has always been around but not the way it is today. Since there are so many different forms of media, these programs show us more incivility than we saw thirty years ago. Society has either became lazy or they just don’t have filters. “Polite interaction may no longer seem to yield solutions” (Heldenfels). Incivility is the very problem cause by the influences around us, without this technology advancing so much we wouldn’t have people such as “web trolls.” I am not saying this technology has ruined us but our disrespect and cowardness has ruined our civility and

Hate, by definition, is a deep and emotional extreme dislike that can be directed against individuals, entities, objects, or ideas. Hatred is often associated with feelings of anger and disposition towards hostility. Unfortunately, hatred in America is publicized, promoted, and praised upon. As if people weren’t hateful enough as to so, the mass media plays a vitals role in the [developing] minds of Americans; most dramatically in times of war or protest. I am overwhelmed with disgust when speaking on the (for lack of a better term) ludicrous

With technology and spread of media, ignorant news is spread, and believed quickly.¨We live in a culture where everyone's opinion... spill across social media... much of it shaped by mindless meanness and ignorance,” stated by Barnacle, this quote explains the main idea of ignorance, and subjective and biased opinions across social media that are being spread as news. A person who has large fan base of people who look up to them, can change their readers opinion of information with their unsourced and biased opinions, by one simple click. One example of this is started with @girlwithnojob (twitter username) who at the time had a following of 2.8 million, tweeted “ No thanks! There are already enough unwanted Muslims there already.” She said this to former president Barack Obama’s recent visit to Israel. So this is obviously a racist and biased tweet, but with such a large following people believed and agreed with this statement which spread hate at a quick pace. With such a large portion of the population following leaders, followers are prone to follow indoctoite and bigot news; but the spread of ignorance can be stopped with

According to a poll over 48% of Americans support the ban on refugees, whereas 42% do not (Nearly Half of American Voters Support Trump’s Immigration Order). As can be seen, many Americans believe that refugees pose a threat to the American way of life in one way or another. Refugee discrimination can be seen across the United States, it is not made up. Unfortunately, this is caused by a tragic past and background influenced by only a few individual terrorists.This is worsened by the urgent crisis of refugees. Refugees, some extremely unlucky people, are displaced across the world (Appositive). Many Americans are against the idea of letting new people into the country for fear of these attacks,

The Internet provides arguably the biggest audience of any one medium because there are very few limits to its reach. Therefore then, the Internet has provided a uniquely rapid and almost irreversible way of becoming what some call “Internet famous”. Often, this attention is without the subject’s conscious consent and more than likely comes with consequences in the form of comments from millions of faceless online critics. The availability of becoming an online critic has created a kind of social ownership of deciding which stories Internet users like and dislike. Public awareness, however, of this availability goes far beyond hitting a “like” button. Go on any social media or online news outlet that allows comments and you will find an array of colorful, unabashed and personally attacking comments. The anonymity of online commenting has been evaluated to lead online users to be brasher and even hateful because there is no immediate consequence for their

For the past decade or so there has been a considerable shift in the way we communicate with each other; instead of speaking face-to-face, we prefer to stay in touch by way of a Facebook post or Tweet. Social media dominates our life whether we’re using it, or not. However, not all online dissonance has been healthy and civil. The internet has seen a rise in the number of trolls and predators that lurk the dark corners of the Internet. Threats, and heinous insults flood media networks like Reddit and Snapchat. Online predators who fling insults are enamored by the internet’s alluring anonymity and can’t give it up. Like Christine Rosen says in her article called, “In the Beginning Was the Word,” “technology has introduced new words, changed the meaning of others, and has even introduced new forms of language and communication” (230). The evolutionary trend and prevalence of people intentionally offending others online has led to a