In Response To Ferguson Protesters Blocking The I-5

The usual story is that they're protesting decades of racial injustice and the Michael Brown incident was just the spark that lit the gun powder.

One thing to keep in mind is that many of these people have heard a very different narrative of what happened, and they probably trust the people who told them that narrative more than they trust the people telling them different. They've got a lot invested in this whole "racist white police officer guns down innocent young black child" thing, and that's not what they're really mad about anyway.

It's a bunch of angry people who feel frail taking their rage out on anything they perceive as part of the establishment. According to ABC10’s reports, “They're mad as hell and ... not gonna take it anymore." There really isn't any greater logic to it than that.

Are they going to accomplish anything? No.

Are they turning their town into a slum that will probably never recover? Yes.

Do they care at this point? Not really.

Until America finally sorts its racial issues out, on both sides, this is just gonna keep happening over and over and over. It's fine to say that these people are careless and they're going to accomplish nothing and feel all smug about how “revolutionary” they are. But in the long run, we're going to have to do something about the conditions that lead to this.

Realizing The Dream: Equality For All

Our world has always been faced with the problem of discrimination. It is one of the most discussed topics nowadays and throughout history. In all countries there is most likely at least one type of discrimination that affects different groups of people. Why can’t we follow the quote, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? There are so many character traits that make up someone’s persona. By the time we get through with all the things that we really appreciate and admire about people, shouldn't what they do in the private life be low on the list?


There are many issues of homosexual discrimination in the workplace, schools, and there’s even discrimination in the home. But why is this still happening in the 21st century? We say that we are civilized, but are we really? We are blind by the things that don't really matter, by things that are slowing down humanity. 

All that really matters is your contribution to the world. This issue is something that needs to be profoundly acknowledged. What if you were judged on your actions, kindness and wisdom rather than your sexual orientation, race or religion. 

I believe that our goal as humans is to get to the point where our world is on par with the world of the Star Trek universe. Where we are acknowledged as one race, humanoids. Where our goal in life is to make the lives of others better. And where we can set aside our differences and team up with aliens to build utopia. However, to reach this goal, we have to take one step at a time. Let's start by treating everyone equally