logo Kompas.id
EnglishLearning from America
Iklan

Learning from America

The political unrest in the United States reminds us that no country has accomplished (its mission) and no authority is so powerful to be able to eliminate all possible resistance.

By
Yudi Latif
· 5 minutes read
https://cdn-assetd.kompas.id/xh4Ww7MOfGog1-yyBcsTEEQYUJ8=/1024x683/https%3A%2F%2Fkompas.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F01%2FCapitol-Breach-Social-Media_93858686_1610075317.jpg
AP PHOTO/JOHN MINCHILLO, FILE

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results.

The political unrest in the United States reminds us that no country has accomplished (its mission) and no authority is so powerful to be able to eliminate all possible resistance. Humans live in a network of interactions that influence each other. Therefore, domination (injustice) by someone or a group over another often opens the door to reprisal or retribution in the form of unexpected injustice.

The American nationhood was formed as a plural society with the domination of white Anglo-Saxon people. American multiculturalism adopts a "cosmopolitan" model, which seeks to melt various group identities into a white identity-based melting pot, by emphasizing individual rights.

Editor:
naranasrullah
Share
Logo Kompas
Logo iosLogo android
Kantor Redaksi
Menara Kompas Lantai 5, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 5347 710
+6221 5347 720
+6221 5347 730
+6221 530 2200
Kantor Iklan
Menara Kompas Lantai 2, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 8062 6699
Layanan Pelanggan
Kompas Kring
+6221 2567 6000