POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Learning from America
The political unrest in the United States reminds us that no country has accomplished (its mission) and no authority is so powerful to be able to eliminate all possible resistance.
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results.
The political unrest in the United States reminds us that no country has accomplished (its mission) and no authority is so powerful to be able to eliminate all possible resistance. Humans live in a network of interactions that influence each other. Therefore, domination (injustice) by someone or a group over another often opens the door to reprisal or retribution in the form of unexpected injustice.
The American nationhood was formed as a plural society with the domination of white Anglo-Saxon people. American multiculturalism adopts a "cosmopolitan" model, which seeks to melt various group identities into a white identity-based melting pot, by emphasizing individual rights.
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