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Ever shared something on social media before realizing it was fake? For me, social media has become the best way to get news. On Facebook, I can read news from my favorite newspapers every day. On Twitter, by following top European and Swedish public figures, I can read their opinions about various events before they get picked up by journalists. On LinkedIn, I keep track of the latest business and tech developments and follow discussions in my professional communities. I appreciate social media for giving me an opportunity to stay informed on the latest news simply by scrolling through my newsfeeds. At the same time, for me, social media has become a place where I can get equally disinformed. And worse still, I too have been guilty of sharing news that I later learned to be fake. Rumors, fake news, and other data privacy issues might always have existed, so why are we talking so much about it now \u2013 and why the sudden considerable attention in the media? <\/p>
Trolls, bots, and privacy breaches, for our own safety, should we just give up social media altogether? Recent viral news of data breaches, together with other problems including addiction, cyberbullying, identity theft, trolls, and bots, etc. certainly offer a good cause.<\/p>
Can we stop the spread of fake news? <\/p>
Printed media like newspapers and journals build a relationship with their readers based on reputation. They establish this reputation by carefully checking information before publishing it. On social media, however, there are no editors, which allows all kinds of content to spread without control. Social media companies have started waking up to potential threats on their platforms. But, meanwhile, what can we do to protect ourselves from fake news? I think that, in this context, we shouldn't disregard the role of consumers themselves. As one of our respondents answered: \"You should read and figure it out yourself\" and another one added that \"People should be taught how to do research correctly and find the truth if they have read something online that has no reliable sources.\" And they are right. Shouldn't we be more critical towards the information we find online? We each have the personal responsibility of being editors ourselves, instead of demanding social media companies to play this role and double-check the information we consume. <\/p>
So, whose responsibility is it to stop fake news? <\/p>
Fake news on social media is a complex phenomenon and probably has to be addressed from various angles. There's no denying the role that social media companies have in controlling the spread of fake news on their platforms. But we, social media users, also have a role to play. For example, by learning to verify information that we read on social media platforms. Personal responsibility can be the first step to protecting the fabric of our societies. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1592846417914","data":"5ef0ec67b9ccd"}]
India-China trade and border disputes are always in the news. Amid this stand-off, Indian people threaten to boycott Chinese products. But it is feasible for India? China exports to India account for only 2 percent of its total exports. So even if Indians boycott all the products imported from China, it will not make as big impact on China. Calls to boycott China made products have erupted across India after 20 soldiers died for country in a violet face off with Chinese troops in Ladakh\u2019s Galwan valley<\/u> late Monday night. The protesters have also demanded revenge and serving of trade ties. <\/p>
The basic reason for the popularity of Chinese products in India is the low price of products. The cost of production of Indian manufacturers is high due to costly raw material, the old techniques of production, higher fixed cost. Due to the higher cost of production Indian products cannot compete with Chinese products in India. It is true that Chinese companies are more efficient than Indian companies. Since India\u2019s infrastructure is not well developed. <\/p>
\nIndia can\u2019t prevent the supply of Chinese products in Indian market because as per the rules made by the World Trade Organisation, it not possible to impose a full ban on imports from any country even there are no diplomatic and trade relations with that country. But the government of India can ban some Chinese products on the basis of health and security issues. Commerce and Industry Minister<\/u> replied that government had banned Chinese mobiles that don\u2019t have an IMEI number. China has also banned Indian milk products on the basis of serious health issues. <\/p>
It is well known fact that the Indian market is a price sensitive market. Indian consumers are more concerned about the price of the products than the quality of the products. So, if Chinese products are banned in India, it can raise the inflation rate in India because Indian products are costlier as compare to Chinese products. The people of the lower income groups will suffer a lot because they will not able to purchase costly Indian products. Boycotting Chinese products would mean fewer cheap products for consumers in India. <\/p>
\nA number of the sectors would be affected if India decides to boycott Chinese products. To be able to boycott Chinese products, India needs to reduce its trade deficit with China and strengthen its manufacturing sector to be able to produce goods back home, providing cheaper products to customers. A reduction in the imports of cheaper capital goods would also push up costs, making products costlier, affecting the consumers. <\/p>
\nIf all these are done in proper manner, we can manufacture the same products here in less cost and supply the same in market. \n\n<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1592894259975","data":"5ef1a4b6dd761"}]
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INDIA noticed that the economical gap between India and China is narrowed<\/i>. Now, one of the main reasons why India hath emphasized to boycott \u201cmade in china\u201d products is that the present pandemic <\/i>COVID-19 is originated from China. Owing to this pandemic; almost all the countries hath declared lock down, which completely effects the financial situation<\/i> of the country.<\/p>
Not only India, but also many other countries like Philippines, United States and Vietnam wants to boycott Chinese products and made some slogans like \u201cBoycott made in china<\/i>\u201d, \u201cstop using and buying Chinese products<\/i>\u201d. The common reasons for this include \u201clow quality of products<\/i>\u201d, human rights issues, territorial conflicts involving china, etc.<\/p>
\u201cMade in China\u201d Products<\/u><\/b>:<\/p>
Chinese products are cheaper than the original ones. Chinese people stand first in many aspects like education, technology, etc. There are many breaches regarding the trusted laws. There were some illegal attacks planned by China. The USA hath banned the license to the Chinese organisations like Huawei. There were many security leaks. Most precisely, Chinese goods are treated as duplicates which are almost similar to the original ones in glance and performance.<\/p>
Most of the electronic devices and its spare parts are made in China. There are many manufacturing units for electronic gadgets in China. Even the brands which are marked as Indian uses the parts made in China; they\u2019re only assembled in India. Since, they\u2019re assembled in India; they\u2019re called \"Indian brands\"<\/i>. But, deep inside; it\u2019s a Chinese product.<\/p>
Why is china so popular in producing goods???<\/b><\/p>
Gigantic population, production efficiency & intensity and capital<\/i> are the three crucial factors<\/i> that have attributed to China\u2019s economy<\/i>. Raw materials of products are cheaper<\/i> because of two factors. One, most of them are produced in China itself<\/i>. And the other one is that, China only has VAT taxation system which allows taxing only value-added services<\/i>. So, the production is cheap<\/i>.<\/p>
Overpopulation <\/i>is the main reason for manufacturing low-quality products<\/i>. Most of the firms cannot find enough of the needed raw materials to produce goods that serve the customer requirements. So, they\u2019re producing instead versions made with cheaper or low-quality material. One of the main reasons why companies manufacture their products in China is because of the lower-wage workers<\/i> available over there in that country\u2026<\/p>
Implementation<\/u><\/b>:<\/p>
\u201cMade in China\u201d brands can be boycotted with a pinch of patriotism<\/i> but we cannot ban all the Chinese products. Because, we don\u2019t have manufacturing units<\/i> for all the commodities in India.<\/p>
In the reality of electronic gadgets; most of the processors, RAMs, display screens, etc that are used to build a mobile, television, laptop or a computer system are only manufactured in china. If we stop importing their goods; we may not be able to move as fast as we\u2019re moving now. But still, we can survive. If they stop importing our goods; it again effects our economy<\/i>.<\/p>
Everyone cannot afford all the original products which are a bit expensive; so, there are people who do compromise owing to their financial situation. In order to pass through; they purchase cheaper ones which satisfies their needs. And, those cheaper ones are products by Chinese companies. Practically, it\u2019s not an easy task to simply boycott the Chinese products just like that. They may lack in quality; but not in quantity\u2026<\/p>
It\u2019s not just those who consume the final finished goods from China, there are also several businesses in India importing intermediate goods and raw materials such as electrical machinery, nuclear reactors, fertilizers, optical and photographic measuring equipment, organic chemicals, etc, that are used to create final goods for both, the domestic Indian market as well as the global market<\/b><\/i>.<\/p>
Reality<\/u><\/b>:<\/p>
It is much easier for China<\/b> to replace India than for India to replace China. If India and China stop trading, then China would lose only 3% of its exports and less than 1% of its imports, while India will lose 5% of its exports and 14% of its imports<\/i>\u2026<\/p>
India is heavily dependent on Chinese products. If we should boycott all the Chinese products; there are many actions and steps to be taken by the Indian government. Our Indian government should encourage<\/i>:<\/p>
\u2022\tEntrepreneur\u2019s: To get newer ideas\u2026<\/p>
\u2022\tStart-up\u2019s: For useful inventions\u2026<\/p>
\u2022\tSetting up manufacturing units: Not to relay on China\u2026<\/p>
\u2022\tEasy access to business loans.<\/p>
\u2022\tHealth and safety regulations in the organisations.<\/p>
\u2022\tEnvironmental protection laws.<\/p>
\u2022\tEfficient business ecosystems.<\/p>
\u2022\tFactors aid in keeping the cost of production low.<\/p>
\u2022\tTechnological advancement in terms of machinery and industrial resources.<\/p>
\u2022\tValue Added Tax (VAT) system.<\/p>
\u2022\tTrading\u2026<\/p>
\u2022\tSmartphones industries.<\/p>
\u2022\tTelecom equipment industries.<\/p>
\u2022\tTelevision and smart TV industries.<\/p>
\u2022\tHome Appliances firms.<\/p>
\u2022\tAuto components firms.<\/p>
\u2022\tInternet Apps.<\/p>
\u2022\tPharmaceuticals industries.<\/p>
\u2022\tSteel industries.<\/p>
\u2022\tSolar power firms.<\/p>
\u2022\tLiteracy rate.<\/p>
The present Indian economical and industrial rules and guidelines are not enough to achieve all these things in and to boycott \u201cmade in china\u201d products. Not even in the upcoming 5 years. The income generated to India by exporting the goods from India to China is very meagre. Lest, the income generated to China by exporting goods from China to India is four times more\u2026<\/p>
The Literacy rate also plays a vital role. Everyone should be a literate. India should invest in start-ups. Chinese hath already invested in many Indian start-ups rather than India. Our India is still called as a developing country since many years. We can boycott Chinese products and make India as a developed country by encouraging all the above things. The India should strive hard and make the necessary changes to <\/i>develop the country<\/b>...<\/i><\/p>
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An estimate of 2500 Indian companies has set up factories in China due to the low cost of production and cheap labour charge in India. The government pays a subsidy to the manufacturing sectors which reduces the cost of goods production. Additionally, a huge quantity of the goods is manufactured by the Chinese that reduces the cost of per unit. <\/p>
\nMany consumer products are made in Chinese factories such as Whirlpool, IFB etcetera due to the aforementioned reasons and are sold in India. If India were to boycott Chinese manufacturing products, the industry will soar with higher prices in the market. <\/p>
\nThe products hitting higher prices will most likely to be \u2013 <\/p>
\u2022 Optics: Spectacle frame, contact lenses by Bausch and Lomb of high power <\/p>
\u2022\tElectronics: I-Phones, Apple Laptops, Lenovo Laptops, Dell, Acer, Sony, Fujitsu Laptops <\/p>
\u2022\tTelevisions: Sony, National, Panasonic (Plasma Models), 3D Televisions <\/p>
\u2022\tBranded Shoes: Nike, Reebok, and Adidas etc. <\/p>
\u2022\tHard Disks: Seagate and Samsung make which are in 80% laptops or computers. <\/p>
\u2022 Cell phones: Oppo, Vivo phones (Chinese Make, made in India) <\/p>
\u2022\t70% of school equipment: Geometry Boxes, Rulers, Pencils of High Quality (Especially Erasers and Sharpeners) <\/p>
\u2022 Camera: Video Cameras and D-SLR Cameras <\/p>
The industry which is most likely to be badly affected is the toy industry. The Chinese imported toys are so cheap that Indian toy manufacturers are finding it very hard to compete with the Chinese company. China has already impacted the Indian electronic Industry by exporting cheap electronic items such as Diwali lights. Although, nowadays Indians are cautious before using them. <\/p>
The main question still prevails, can we survive the ban on Chinese goods? Will the general public be a sufferer or a benefit from this? <\/p>
I would say that we will suffer for a while. Chinese have penetrated too deep into the roots and it will be difficult to untangle the roots and emerge out of it. Even if the government wants us to be self-reliant, it will be difficult to carry on well for a few years. Indians will have to make a good quality product to be sold at a decent price with great efficiency and not incline into \u2018jugaad\u2019 or makeshift products.<\/p>
Indians cannot really prevent the supply of Chinese products in the Indian Market because of the rules made by the World Trade Organisation. As per the rules, it is not possible to impose a full ban on imports from any country even if there are no diplomatic, regional, and trade relations with that country.<\/p>
However, the Indian Government can ban a few Chinese products if it imposes health and security risk. For instance, Commerce and Industry Minister mentioned in Lok Sabha that the Govt. of India had banned Chinese mobiles that don\u2019t have an IMEI number. <\/p>
To conclude, Indian Government must take a rational decision instead of a personal patriotic decision on this matter keeping in mind that China sends just 2% of its total export to India while India sends 8% of its total export to China.\n\n\n<\/p>"}]
Recent howling and rage amongst the Indians, especially the youngsters are fair and justified on the basis of all pandemic diseases worldwide, which typically originated from China. With all the speculations about the Chinese government foul play for the world to submerge into the disaster is a huge matter enough for the anger and resentment amidst the crowd of the world, and not only India.\n\nBut then, in our country, through social media, we take the matter in our own hands and bombard our views until they get viral and reach the government. The recent development on the same being, when we showed our grand interest in boycotting each and every material which has the name \u2018Made in China\u2019 or even \u2018China\u2019 and \u2018Chinese\u2019 in it. Social media is full of stories and posts where we can see the solution to discard the Chinese made apps and install its replacement to work with. Great! Absolutely great!\n\nMeanwhile, when we were busy doing this, the Chinese military made its move in the border, and that even concluded the loss of lives of our army soldiers. These all events worked as a catalyst to create hatred and detestation in India, which resulted in such outbursts that we want to ban those products.\n\nNow, see to this scenario, where Donald Trump made a statement to put down all the United States companies in China and establish it in India. That\u2019s indeed a piece of good news for us, but will that happen? Since we already know that Mr. Trump often loses his temper and makes some statements which he later doesn\u2019t act on.\n\nWith all these viewpoints, I would like to make my judgment on this matter. China has the power and population. The country is a great industrialist. If the rest of world, or even India, ban China and stopped importing or exporting products, the world economy may collapse. There are several operations and supply chains which are convoluted with China, and replacing all those in such a haste would lose employment and will be disastrous to all of us, even more than this pandemic disease which we are dealing with.\n\nNow, can it be possible in the coming five years? Well, probably not. But we can start making a few changes on the same. Banning all the products at once will surely not help us, rather than picturing the effect that it might feel great. But that would be like hitting the ax on your foot. So, better to proceed with the gradual change and work out it in some years rather than filled with hatred and making a mistake. <\/p>","type":"txt","id":1592763248224}]
So folks, here we are, in the midst of the pandemic where the recent death of a man named George Floyd has shook and caused the people to rebel to this cruelty all over the world. <\/i><\/p>
\n\nIt is a shame being in the 21st century, we still treat people in a different way just because of the colour of their skin. <\/i><\/p>
\nWhen a black guy keeps his hands inside his jacket pocket, people are scared of whether they are armed....or when the go to a hospital they are not given priority...or in school they are mistreated by others.... <\/i><\/p>
\nThe list just goes on and on.....<\/i><\/p>
\n\nSo , what is the reason for this ?.....Why is this happening? <\/i><\/p>
Just one word<\/i><\/p>
\nRacism! <\/i><\/p>
<\/p>
\n\n<\/i>So what is racism? <\/i><\/b><\/p>
\nRacism is a false belief where people are made to believe, a particular race is superior or inferior to another and that a person\u2019s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. <\/i><\/p>
\n\nThis belief has created hatred to each other, made belief that another person is less than human because of the skin colour, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal codes. <\/i><\/p>
By now, we know what happened to George Floyd who died after a US police officer kneeled on his neck. His tragic death has sparked worldwide protests against racism and police violence. Like the COVID-19 pandemic we\u2019re currently facing, racism is present in every nook and corner of this planet.<\/i><\/p>
Racism effectively came into action during the Nazi rule.\nSince the introduction of racism, the outlook of the whole world changed. In fact every other person was viewed and treated differently because of their color.<\/i><\/p>
\nThe Africans where the most to suffer in this part of cruelty. People in Africans were entitled to as slaves for many years since the 19th century. They were rigorously tortured, beaten up, treated as slaves to work for many the people back then.\nSince then people have still not been able to change their mentality when they see a person of any other race or colour. <\/i><\/p>
#BLACK LIVES MATTER<\/i><\/b><\/p>
\nBlack lives matter movement was brought into action to protest against the alleged incidents of police brutality against Afro- American people.\nThis movement start in 2013 after the shooting death of an African -American teen, Trayvon Martin which hit the headlines and became nationally recognized. And over the years more and more deaths have been taking place. <\/i><\/p>
\nThis movement gained international attention during the George Floyd protests in the present day.\nBut the movement has changed a lot. And over the years this movement has gained a lot of attention where people are ready to abolish this brutal system. <\/i><\/p>
It is necessary to understand that African people were not the only ones to suffer racism. I came across a story which left me wonder how could humans be so cruel to each other\u2026.. <\/i><\/p>
\nThis happened a while back in Czech Republic..... <\/i><\/p>
Elena and her husband, who were from Rome, had always dreamed of having a little girl. \nDuring labor she was asked to sign a couple of papers that was handed to her by the nurse. Since she was in pain, she was so distracted and confused and didn't ask about it. <\/i><\/p>
She was blessed with two sons and they looked forward to their next, until she was told she had been sterilized without her knowledge by the very doctor who delivered her son. \nThey couple were horrified to know about this and on further investigation they found out about the signed papers and that the same incident has happened to many Roman women like Elena. <\/i><\/p>
\nWomen like herself had been involuntarily sterilized in hospitals in the Czech Republic. \nWhen they came to know about this, they decided that they would move legally and approached the social services department for an explanation. The staff were extremely rude and kicked them out.\nThey later understood the reason behind this. The Czech Republic has always discriminated Romans and they didn't want any more roman children to be born.<\/i><\/p>
\n--Based on a true story-- <\/i><\/p>
Do only black lives matter ?<\/i><\/b><\/p>
\n It is a strong NO!! Not only do black lives matter, in fact every single life is mattered equally. \"Black Lives Matter\" doesn't mean other lives don't. It's simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve. \nRules should not be different for people of different races. They must be implemented whether the man is black or white or of any other races. If the person has committed a crime, he must be punished regardless of the his caste or race.<\/i><\/p>
<\/i> How can we put an end to Racism? <\/i><\/b><\/p>
Putting an end to racism is both and individual and collective task. Overcoming racist perspectives and stopping racist behaviors start with changing our worldview. <\/i><\/p>
\n\u2022\tWe should blur the concept of self and others and simply treat everyone, whatever their skin colour, equally.<\/i><\/p>
\n\u2022\tWe can start by stop believing in white supremacy and ending the criticism of dark skin. <\/i><\/p>
\u2022\tEducating the younger generation about the importance of equality rather than racism is also one of the solutions.\nThese actions or the concept of racism might not be eradicated overnight. But it is better to try to make a change than doing nothing about it. And eventually justice will be served to all those who have died in vain. <\/i><\/p>
So readers \ud83d\udce2\u2757<\/i><\/p>
\nIt is a wake up call to change the perspective on how we look at the world. \nIt is up to us and the younger generations to bring a change to the world. <\/i><\/p>
Spread love\n \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\ude0a\u2764<\/i><\/p>"}]
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On Monday, i.e. June, 15, 2020, a violent face-off took place at the Line of Actual Control over border disputes between India and China, which resulted in 20 Indian Soldiers, including Indian Army Colonel Santosh Babu who hails from Telangana, being martyred.<\/p>
India and China have been fighting over the largely uninhibited Ladakh region for decades now, including a war in 1962 but the tensions between the two Asian Superpowers have escalated in May, with soldiers from both sides engaging in fist-fights, as there supposedly is a no-arms agreement between the two countries the border. <\/p>
Previously, about three years ago, there was an extended stand-off between the two countries at Doklam, that lies to the south of Tibet\u2019s Chumbi valley, west of Bhutan\u2019s Ha Valley and to the east of the Indian state of Sikkim. This plateau region, according to Bhutanese maps, belongs to Bhutan since 1961 but the Chinese claim it belongs to them. <\/p>
In fact, the two countries have held several talks since 1984 regarding the border issue but it has not been resolved. The fact that it is located very near the Indian border, specifically near the \u2018Chicken\u2019s Neck\u2019 that connects the North East India to mainland India, is what makes the area extremely strategic to the three countries.<\/p>
On June 16, 2017 Chinese troops with construction vehicles and road-building equipment began extending an existing road southward on the Doklam plateau and on just 18 June, 270 Indian troops were sent to that location, which technically is across the border, with weapons and demolition equipment to stop the construction. What followed this was statement after statement issued by the Foreign Ministries of both parties, wherein they both tried to one up each other citing decades and (in some cases) centuries old agreements written in extensively complex language to each other. <\/p>
Things went to extremely petty levels with the Indian and Chinese soldiers allegedly engaging in melee on August 15, 2017 and a day later, a Chinese state run news agency released a racially provoking video on Twitter, showing a person with a turban and a beard speaking with an Indian accent. Titled \u2018Seven Sins of India\u2019, the video then received extensive backlash by netizens and on international media. Finally, on August 28, 2017 both sides decided to disengage the forces in an \u2018expeditious\u2019 manner and both sides termed it a victory, but the fact that remains is that the dispute still hasn\u2019t been resolved by either party. It wasn\u2019t anything more than a muscle-flexing move by the two countries.<\/p>
India and China share a 3500 km long border and several different places have been under dispute since the Indo-China war of 1962. <\/p>
Tensions are higher right now, with the entire world blaming China for the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, as it was first found in Wuhan, in China and the Monday incident only increased them.<\/p>
The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, has said that India will retaliate if necessary and the top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an in-depth review of the situation in several areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at a three-day conference beginning Wednesday. But what remains to be seen is that while both countries are suffering from economic losses already and dealing with the pandemic, will the leadership of both countries decide to avoid a war or not, though the leadership have spoken to each other to de-escalate the situation, considering the ongoing hyper-nationalistic sentiments and the cold-war-esque scenario that has been going on between the two countries since the Doklam Issue.<\/p>
Narendra Modi met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping several times in the past couple of years and the fact that remains is that India and China just can not afford to go to war with each other. <\/p>
Though militarily India is way stronger than what it was compared to China in 1962, both countries heavily depend on each other for various business and economic reasons. <\/p>
In fact, the bilateral trade between the two countries reached US$73 billion in 2011, making China India's largest trade partner, though the amount slipped later, China is still India\u2019s largest trade partner.<\/p>
In 2014, India exported over $16.4 billion worth of goods to China, which is 4.2% of India's overall exports in that year and imported $58.4 billion worth of goods from China, with just electronic equipment worth $16 billion. <\/p>
The Chinese exports to India amount to 12.6% of India\u2019s overall imports. <\/p>
With just the way these two countries depend on each other just for trade, war is just not an option. <\/p>
Besides, even if the two countries go to war, as the famous quote goes, young men from both sides will die fighting each other with the old men later shaking hands. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1592471058181","data":"
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\u201cNo one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.\u201d -Nelson Mandela<\/p>
Let me start with the word \"racism\". Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another.<\/p>
Black Americans represent a distinctive human group socially defined on the basis of both physical and cultural criteria . Historically, the physical criterion of skin color formed the basis of oppression and stigmatization. For many Americans, cultural characteristics were presumed to have biological roots. However, the reality of black culture includes collective and cumulative adaptation to social stigma, oppression, and racism. To the extent that blacks are perceived as a race, the criteria for culture tend to be ignored. To the extent that blacks are perceived as an ethnic group, the primary cultural criteria are those deriving from the common characteristics as so dated with their adaptation to an oppressive and stigmatizing environment.<\/p>
Racism is an elusive, emotional, and historically pervasive fact of society. In contemporary society, the problems heretofore viewed in the context of a historical legacy that includes involuntary slavery, constitutional denial of equal rights, legal support of second-class citizenship, and ubiquitous and various forms of physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological exploitation and oppression of black Americans of African descent are now normalized as problems of equal opportunity for minorities. The use of the term minority denotes an expansive confluence of disadvantage associated with being different in any of numerous ways, including physical or mental disability, non normative sexual preference, the status of being an immigrant or refugee, aged, chronic poverty, and ethnicity characterized by color. In addition, being female, although not a condition of minority status, does often qualify for being included among the less advantaged.<\/p>
\u201cAfrican-Americans have also reported that some businesses and hotels refuse to do business with them.\u201d <\/p>
George Floyd, an unarmed African American, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, after a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. Mr. Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down at the time. He repeatedly told the four police officers, \u201cI can\u2019t breathe.\u201d<\/p>
\"Like every other racist idea, the powerless defense underestimates black people and overestimates white people,\" Kendi says.<\/p>
If a black person kills a white person, he or she is twice as likely to receive the death sentence as a white person who kills a black person.Blacks serve up to 20 percent more time in prison than white people for the same crimes.Blacks are 38 percent more likely to be sentenced to death than white people for the same crimes.<\/p>
What the blacks affirm?<\/p>
We are expansive. We are a collective of liberators who believe in an inclusive and spacious movement. We also believe that in order to win and bring as many people with us along the way, we must move beyond the narrow nationalism that is all too prevalent in Black communities. We must ensure we are building a movement that brings all of us to the front.We affirm the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. Our network centers those who have been marginalized within Black liberation movements.We are working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically targeted for demise.We affirm our humanity, our contributions to this society, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression.The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.<\/p>
The movement was born in 2013, after the man who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, was cleared of his murder. A Californian activist, Alicia Garza, responded to the jury\u2019s decision on Facebook with a post that ended: \u201cBlack people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.\u201d The hashtag was born, and continued to grow in prominence with each new incident and protest.<\/p>
The slogan \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d, created as a riposte to the institutional racism that lingers on inside the American justice system, has met with its own controversy. Objectors have taken it to mean \u201cblack lives matter more\u201d. The All Lives Matter campaign, for instance, is one among several groups that have sprung up to argue that every human life, not just those of black people, should be given equal consideration.<\/p>
Every person of every race was created by the same God in his image. Every one.<\/p>\u2018Black lives matter\u2019 really means \u2018Black lives matter, too\u2019. So all lives matter."}]
Dear Indian Armed forces ,<\/p>
Your greatness and glory can never be put into words. This is just a small effort to express my deepest respect for you.<\/p>
Every time I hesitate to take my blanket off during winter, I wonder how would you work in such a harsh weather..<\/p>
Every time I overreact even for a little scratch I get on my body, I wonder how do you take bullets inside your body and still manage to smile..<\/p>
Every time I miss my family, I wonder, the amount of time I am away from my family, is the amount of time you get to spend with your family..<\/p>
Every time I expect credit for the little things I do, I wonder how you sacrifice your whole life without expecting anything in return..<\/p>
My dear soldiers, this life is not just mine, it as much as yours as it is mine..<\/p>
Because..<\/p>
You are the walls of the house that I live in<\/p>
You pay the bill for the freedom that I enjoy<\/p>
You are like the moon that shines even when everyone is asleep<\/p>
You sacrifice your present for my future even without knowing me .<\/p>
You are the real superheros who save my life, while I am busy admiring the fictional ones .<\/p>
I will never be able to return the favor for all that you do for us. But, the least I can do is to promise you something..<\/p>
I promise to live a life worthy of your sacrifice..<\/p>
I promise to create a better and safer society for your families to live in..<\/p>
I promise to educate our children about the sacrifices that you do and make them join in the armed forces too..<\/p>
I promise to use this life you have given me for the welfare of the country..<\/p>
I promise to stand up for your rights & offer my respect to you in every possible way..<\/p>
I don\u2019t know Spiderman, Superman or Batman.. The only superhero I have always known is \u201cArmy man\u201d.<\/p>
Your bravery has no limits.. your sacrifice knows no boundaries..<\/p>
Love you Indian Army!!<\/p>
Forever indebted to you !!<\/p>
Jai Hind!!!<\/p>"}]
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