ASA 2
In Hamamoto's piece, he strives to show that killing is killing and that much of the violence in the United States is an aftereffect of the wars, particularly the Vietnam War, that it has participated in. The war, for some veterans and civilians, was a justification to discriminate against Asian Americans. As a result, it would seem that the obvious solution to preventing future violence would be to end the culture of militarization that participation in wars has fostered. This culture can be seen clearly in the huge numbers of protesters to anti-gun laws we see today. In fact, the right to bear arms written in the Constitution was a direct result of the American Revolution, where colonists felt they were being treated poorly by the British Empire intruding on their lives. However, with the world set up as it is today, trying to end the cycle of violence is difficult. The presence of countries like North Korea threaten the possibility of resolving issues without military involvement. Thus, it appears unlikely that the cycle of violence will end anytime in the near future. However, it should be a goal which we continue to strive for.
Q: Is violence or racism actually the root of the problem? Each leads to the other, but it is hard to determine where the cycle actually began.
A picture of protest against apathy to violence and racism
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