Colonialism:The Biggest Act of Terrorism (Part 2 )

This is a brief description of how the United States of America plays a role in Colonialism. Contextualizing information matters. Factual information matters. Having the ability to make informed decision matters. The reason why colonialism/ neo colonialism is successful til this day is because of division. I’m here to bring it all together for you.

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The United States of America’s constitution is better in theory than it is in practice. James Madison was one of the founding fathers of the constitution and bill of rights. He was also a co- founder of the Democratic - Republican Party. James Madison changed his ideals frequently. From being a strong proponent of centralized government to objecting to the bill of rights and later on supporting the bill of rights. It is fair to say that maintaining balance in his ideals is something Madison has struggled with as proven through history.

Madison later went on to write the federalist papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. The federalist papers were a major contribution to the ratification of the constitution; because of this, Madison has been referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” But first, what does it mean to be a federalist and why is it important? A federalist is an individual who holds the opinion in which states or territories share control with a central government. Madison, who upheld that viewpoint, wrote the federalist papers in an attempt to further explain his viewpoint.

During the writing of the federalist papers, Madison mentions factions. Madison defines factions in federalist 10 as, “A number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” The definition of factions as described by Madison explains the question at hand. There is no way to protect the right of one citizen without violating the rights of the other individual. Madison mentions citizens whether it be a minority or majority. I can’t help but to think how that realistically applies to Native Americans, Black and Brown who live in this country. We cannot discuss the federalist papers, factions, constitution, bill of rights and any legal document pertaining to rights without acknowledging the dismissal of minority groups.

Is it extremely hard to preserve the rights of all citizens? Based on the treatment of certain groups of people in this country, are Native Americans and Black and Brown people considered citizens of this country. I believe that these minority groups are inhabitants and not citizens of the United States of America. To be a citizen of a country means that a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from an alien). While minority groups might be recognized as natives of this country, are they being entitled to its protection? How many stories have we heard over the past few years of minority groups being mistreated even though they were citizens in this country?

The United States of America has been referred to as the “land of opportunity” for as long as I’ve lived. Yet, the land of opportunity has an interesting way of welcoming and treating immigrants and the topic of immigration overall. President James Madison once said, “America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged those most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts. For this reason, I am in support of the invisible revolution that’s happening before our eyes. I’m here for all of it.

This may seem unrelated to the first post. But it’ll all come together, Stay tuned for part 3. We’ll be talking about Haiti and the Haitian Revolution. It would be a grave injustice to speak on African Nationalists without mentioning their inspiration, Haiti.

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