Racism - It affects everyone! Racism is a scourge that is spreading across the world. More than a million people died from lynchings, burnings, stabbings and beatings. The purpose of this article is to reveal the dangers of racism and discrimination and the pain they cause, while proposing solutions to counteract them. Racism goes back a long way, even before the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus was actually a pious Jew, but the Bible describes the Jews as bad people who chose to save a barbarian instead of their savior, Jesus A21. Due to the spread of Christianity, many Jews faced discrimination. Even Henry Ford, who was kind and not at all racist, unwittingly started an anti-Semitic campaign when he wrote about them in his newspaper in 1921 A23. The Holocaust was caused by racism and discrimination. The reason Hitler wanted to kill people of a certain race was because he believed in certain things that were not true. Some racists don't really think or believe that other races are bad; they just don't want to be around them because it makes them uncomfortable D19. That doesn't make racism okay, but not all racists are bad people. It's okay if people don't like being around other races, but it's bad for them to act on their feelings. Some white people even refuse to sell houses to B8 African Americans, which is bad. If a person doesn't like living in the same neighborhood as a black person, that's their problem. It is not acceptable to refuse to do something for someone because they are of a different race, gender, or religion. However, some people helped other people who were discriminated against. In 2002, 140 countries signed an agreement promising asylum to people who ...... middle of paper ...... I think the first solution is the best. Punishment leads to violence, so the second solution would not be as good. Furthermore, throughout history, very little has been solved by making punishments harsher. Usually it works for a little while, but eventually it falls apart. The best way to solve this problem is to simply raise awareness until everyone agrees that racism is wrong and everyone should be treated the same. Racism is therefore a scourge, but it can be solved. If everyone unites for this common cause, there is a chance that we can free ourselves once and for all from the coldness of racism and discrimination. Racists are not bad people. People just need to explain to them that what they believe in isn't actually true..