The USA is the most diverse country in the world
The USA is known as the most diverse and multicultural country in the world. Although the race relations have been much improved by Obama, there are still many stereotypes in the society. Some Caucasians are still alienated towards African-American or Latino men. Latino and African-American minorities are still chased by the police. All Arabs are suspected of terrorism.
These racial stereotypes are historically established. Nevertheless, there are some current reasons for such race divisions in the USA. For example, the popularity of rap music touching upon race relationships and propagandizing hostility to other nations makes the situation worse. The media pays more attention to the current incidents concerning race relationships. More than that, the mass media is used to introduce these racial stereotypes to society.
Media and culture are not the main reasons for racial divisions. The attitude of everyone towards the representative of another culture or another nation depends on personal beliefs. Although the current government has done all possible to improve the race relationships in the USA this problem remains still unsolved because of people’s attitudes. Not every American realizes that this problem really exists and needs solving. The thoughts of people and their attitude to each other cannot be controlled by the government. Despite many destructed legal barriers, divisions still remain, but they exist in our hearts, not in the law.
That is why this problem should be solved at the individual level. Even if the government propagandizes the unification of all nations and an unbiased attitude to each other through different means of mass media, individual attitude is impossible to be controlled. The law can force people to respect each other but it does not change their feelings. This current issue is moral in our time as far as the people’s attitude to each other depends on their moral principles.
Respect for each other should be fostered from childhood. That is why it is very important to introduce the notion of racial unity in the school program. American history should be presented from another point of view. Everyone should realize the irreparable consequences and historical mistakes connected with slavery and racial discrimination. All citizens of the USA should want to improve racial relationships.
Mass media and pop culture as the main means to propagandize the race unification
Although Obama’s presidency has improved the racial situation in the USA this current issue is still unsolved. The people’s attitude to each other depends on their personal beliefs and moral principles which are impossible to be controlled by the government. Nevertheless, the government may pay more attention to the mass media and American culture that sometimes make racial relationships worse. The government may use these means to propagandize respectful attitudes to each other and racial unification.
The necessity to include the race issue in educational programs
More than that, such a respectful attitude should be fostered from childhood that is why it is very important to include this issue in the school programs.
The real problem is in a personal attitude of people to each other
All these means will be futile if one does not realize the necessity to improve their attitude to each other personally. Everyone should understand that all people despite their color of skin are citizens of the USA and have equal rights and responsibilities and nobody has the right to humiliate others only because of the color of their skin. People should be evaluated according to their qualities and merits not according to their appearance or race.