Thursday, October 20, 2011

Joshes thoughts of violence on children

War and violence have a lessened impact on Americans however this is mostly due to the fact that it never occurs close to home. However while lessened the reactions of fear and bigotry are largely the same. For instance when the war with Iraq started people became less trusting of anyone from the Middle East and some even beat up people from there. They just assume that if you were Muslim it must make you a terrorist and you should be punished or shunned for the beliefs that you hold. As for its effect on children I can say that it is nowhere near as bad as using them for soldiers but it can be bad for their ideals. Scared parents teach their children and in times of war it can give birth to new negative views of other ethnicities, races, and cultures. It’s passing down the old hatreds to the new generation and it’s been going on for centuries.

This article talks more about the effects of violence on children
http://www.redcross.int/en/mag/magazine2003_3/4-9.html

5 comments:

  1. I agree with you and I think many trust problems come out of this. Children not being able to trust someone can have many problems for them in their future.

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  2. I do agree with you. There is a negative stereotype with muslims especially people from the middle east because of what is going on oversees. I feel that this is not right, just because you are from the same area or practice the same religion doesn't mean you should be punished or hated. Your views may not be the same.

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  3. Its scary thinking of the next generations attitude toward the middle east. I think the racism in the near future will cause more war than we see now. 9/11 is going to kill more people than we can count.

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  4. i agree with you . I think racism on Muslim first on 9/11. It hard when people said that Muslim are terrorist just because one person did some wrong . It bad to put on hold religion.

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  5. Yes, racism is normally passed down through generations and it's a lot easier for a kid to absorb them from their parents since kids haven't really developed their own opinions of anything yet.

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