What is justice without freedom? Nothing. It seems that for the average Black person in America, Rousseau is right:"Man is born free, and everywhere else he is in chains." The black community has been opressed and stressed since being dragged halfway across the world and even after fighting for their own freedom from the chains of slavery, they are still under the socioeconomic and racist chains of White America. The constant degradation, mass incarceration and killing of black men and women calls for the freedom of black america from the chains that they still find around their necks even in "modern" America. This recent fight for freedom ties with the chant for "Justice or Else!". While the or else part is unanswered the fight for justice, freedom and equality has been sparked again and the conversation of who holds the right in the fight for freedom and liberty is brought round table.
Do you think that Rousseau is incorrect in saying that democracy is the answer? Because America is racist, it could follow that change could not be affected if we were to obey the general will of the people.
ReplyDeleteI think the chains that Rousseau describes is somewhat different from the chains in your words. In Rousseau's mind, people run for chains because the so-called chains have the ability to hold those people together and to protect them using the absolute power come with it. However, it seems like the chains you discusses here in African-Americans are mostly like oppressions and immoral deeds.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous comment in that Rousseau goes into how people are running towards chains under the false belief that they are freedoms. I think what your talking about is the chains of opposition and restriction, which as you stated, unfortunately still live in todays world.
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