Jayden Garcia
Soc 3. M,W 9-9:50
Professor Kubal
7 May 2017
Why Uncivil Discourse is bad
Uncivil discourse is becoming an increasing issue in today's society, with a new President and ever-changing social norms it seems that uncivil discourse had just become a way of life in modern America. Based on my knowledge and readings, uncivil discourse is the discussion of topics in an uncivilized way or manner. Uncivil discourse can lead to riots and violence, I think that some people forget just how hurtful words can be to some people. While some people may see this as their right to free speech, others see it as hate crimes and discriminatory. Uncivil discourse is something that has and will continue to affect people unless something is done about it.
In today's society we see uncivil discourse take many forms, the most common one is racism. Racism is all around us and no matter how hard we try to escape it or act like it isn't there the more it feels like we hear about it. In an article released in The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, the author discussed how Richard Spencer a known white supremacist was punched in the face while being interviewed. This incident sparked a rise in social media, the most noticeable was a "punch a nazi" meme that circulated throughout various social media websites. It was noted that many people were laughing and saying that Spencer deserved it calling him a racist and saying horrible comments about him. While being a white supremacist may not seem right to most people that still does not give them the right to show racist comments back and say demining things about Richard Spencer. Maybe in his mind he is just voicing what he feels is right.
Uncivil discourse is unfortunately and evident part of our society. The continuous use of uncivil discourse in our society will continue to lead to social barriers and increased racism. Many people view uncivil discourse as just another part of our right to free speech, but when it causes social injustice is it still just exercising freedom of speech? Uncivil discourse is not tolerable and there should be something done about this, there is some uncivil discourse that should be considered hate crimes.
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