Racism in the modern society - Icelandic essay

The modern society is very flawed. People are deceitful and nasty towards one another. Some say that racism is the worst kind harassment and in many ways we agree. Discriminating people because of their origin and/or colour can‘t in any ways be justified in our opinion. But the question is this. What is racism, what is the reason for it and what can we do to prevent it?

            So what is a “racist“? Racist, in it‘s simplest understanding, means someone who looks down on race/s, other than his own, and believes that those races are lesser than his/her own. Racism, however, is more complex than that. As can be seen on a recent TV show in Iceland, called Brestir (Cracks), some racists are just afraid that their own race will disappear. In some way these people are talking a little sense and countries can‘t accept more and more immigrants forever but the actions these people wan‘t to implement are much to radical and can‘t be justified.
            Racism is tolerated all over the world. Our opinion is that Iceland is very unracist compared to many other countries around the globe. Of course there are people that let the country down, but isn‘ t it always? In the episode that we mentioned earlier (Brestir) some racists were exposed and their collaborations with foreign racists, that in some cases were criminals, and the difficulty involved in taking down their revolting websites. On the whole though, Iceland is an immigrant‘s and coloured peoples haven (sanctuary). Few are racist and immigrants and coloured people are treated like they should.                      
            What can we do to lessen or even prevent racism? Well a good start is to increase children‘s awareness of coloured people and racism that often follows.  Also, some regulations should be made and enforced but on top of that, websites containing racist material should be taken down. Lastly, the society should take active part in the fight against racism and not tolerate people who discriminate others because of his/her skin colour.

            It is crystal-clear that racism must be eliminated. Although people have the right to have their own opinion (which sometimes can be justified up to some mark), they should in most cases keep them to them selves. Racism should be a thing of the past but we as a community must help eliminate it. Let‘s unite in making the world a better place for everyone.