Racism today

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"...Everybody jumped on him. beat the hell out of him... Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy hitting on the side of his face... He was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their

forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing...

He should have died.... He lost so much blood he turned white. He got what he deserved" (Ridgeway 167.)

The skinheads who performed this random act of racial violence in 1990, had no reason to brutally beat their victim other than the fact that he was Mexican (Ridgeway 167.) Racism is objectively defined as any practice of ethic discrimination or

segregation. Fortunately, racial violence is steadily declining as the turn of the century approaches. Now a new form of racism, covert racism, has recently sprung up from the pressures of the political correctness. This new form of racism, although

lowly declining, stills show high signs of support.

"Racism is still strongly supported in today's society (Gudorf 3.)

The three different basic forms of racism, open racism, violent racism, and covert racism all express hatred towards distinct ethic groups. These basic forms of racism, although different in form, all have the same main purpose, to promote racism.

Open racism expresses freedom of racial thought and speech. Open racists racism is allowed in our society because of the First Amendment. Open racism is currently non-existence in out society today, because it is considered political incorrect and soc

lly unacceptable.

Violent racism promotes racism through violence, fear, and persuasionary tactics. This form of racism is not protected by the First Amendment because it promotes violence to express its ideas. Unfortunately many violent racial groups claim that

they don't promote violence, and therefore these groups are protected by the First Amendment because...