White Supremacy In America 

          As many are aware of, white supremacy has blown up within the past few months of Donald Trump's presidency, and there have been marches and rallies country-wide. The most heard of march was the one in Charlottesville, Virginia. All rallies have consisted of angry white men waving confederate flags, flags with swastikas on them, etc. and screaming slurs, nazi phrases, and things like "we will not be replaced." All of this anger in Virginia arose around a statue of confederate hero Robert E. Lee. The angry white mobs burned torches and several acts of violence were displayed against people of color. 

           President Trump did address the hatred and bigotry that had arose. He made several statements talking about unity as a country (which does go against things he has said in the past, but that's not the point). He did neglect to single out groups such as Nazis and the KKK, though. He also mentioned the hatred, bigotry, and violence "on all sides," which was a statement that many found to be controversial.

Links for Additional Information:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/trump-lit-the-torches-of-white-supremacy-in-charlottesville-we-must-extinguish-them/2017/08/13/6cb02b94-8014-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-condemns-charlottesville-violence-but-doesnt-single-out-white-nationalists/2017/08/12/933a86d6-7fa3-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?tid=a_inl-amp&utm_term=.240e5d39d39a

Questions for Discussion:

1. Do you think these white supremacists should be punished? How?

2. How did you like what Trump said about the events?

3. What do you think Trump meant by saying "on all sides?"