This past week, the media around the world have been talking about the presidential election in the United States. Finally, Donald Trump won the elections. In his first speech Trump was very moderate and talked about joining a divided country and that he wanted to be the president of "all" Americans. This successful businessman has been and still is the target of much controversy for his racist, xenophobic and sexist speeches. That is why since the results were announced; thousands of people in hundreds of US cities have taken to the streets to demonstrate against Donald Trump. The social climate has been convulsed by the great difference of opinion among the citizens. But what is more dangerous is that
there has been a rise in hate crimes. Through social media, several people expressed have been targeted by racist attacks and phrases like "Make America White Again", "Build the Wall, Keep em Out" have appeared all over the country. I will show you three examples of cases reported in different parts of the country so that you have a good idea of how dangerous the situation is.
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Writing about racism in the 21st century seems crazy, but it is the reality that we live in. I believe from now onwards we have the responsibility to defend the rights won with the lives of so many people. You may think... This is happening in the United States so it has nothing to do with our country. But let me tell you that our responsibility as citizens of the world is to speak when we see innocent people being mistreated or that injustices are committed. Whether we are here or in Siberia we have to say out loud that we will not allow injustice to reign upon earth. It may seem utopian but whenever you want to give up always remember Edmund Burke's quote...
