The Next Scapegoat
There was a time of slavery
There was a time women could not vote
There was a time of segregation
There are ongoing changes to anti discrimination laws to protect a person’s rights.
Who is left?
The attacking of gay and lesbian individuals as the downfall for families, society, bad behavior, etc. has been such a focus it has accelerated the passing of equal rights for said individuals. While these protections are not universal in nature, it is becoming more and more difficult to be discriminatory to individuals due to sexuality.
The increase in attacks on illegal immigrants has been the most recent scapegoat. It will be harder to stop this area of scapegoating since many of the individuals with the label want to stay hidden. The illegal immigrants have become the perfect tool to use to attack the problems of our society instead of attacking the real causes. It allows for lots of money to be spent, visual stimulus of actions taken and there is always one example of a problem illegal immigrant to show how dangerous the individuals are.
Organizations who serve the populations of immigrants both illegal and legal need to create public service campaigns to better educate US voters and elected officials to the truths.
To let the current message go unchallenged does not serve anyone justice or benefit anyone but those who wish to convey hate and divert us from the real issues.
