POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Political Violence in United States



Political Violence in United States

Introduction

The paper discusses the political violence in USA from 17th to 19th century; it identifies the establishment of the extremist groups, the consistency of the terrorist groups today, and the government and civil aspects towards terrorism.

Drivers behind the Political Violence in the United States

Looking back at with a critical eye, one can observe that the decade of 1700 to 1900 was a time of political turmoil in America. Te French revolution had a dampening effect on political discord in the country as the struggle in Europe from 1700 to 11815 drove the American political parties even further apart (Thobaben 2005). The will to achieve power caused the ethnic and political upheaval. Most political figures were nervous about too much democracy, fearing the mob rule. The mass of people was considered another wise nor good, and full democracy in America was decades off. By the independence war and the civil wars in the 19th century, people were pushed to other places away from the contenders. The ones who fled had to face summary trial, harassment, and the crime of living in the territory of other. During that period, the formation of assorted political and the religious right and left- wing groups created the political upheaval. The racist behavior was prevalent among some of the groups. On the other hand, the political leadership was conscious about handling too much power among the common people. This entire event led to the political violence in the 17th to 19th century (Thobaben 2005).

By the war, of independence and civil wars of the nineteenth century people were pushed to other places, away from the cam and threats of the contenders. Those who fled had to face harassment, summary trial and the crime of living in the territory of another. When he arrived in the "Violence" (1948-1964) in the twentieth century, Indians Yaguará fled the police, army, landowners and the "birds" murderers, thousand miles to the East, the Llanos Del Yari (Caquetá) where replanted their community with the name Yaguará II 13, in an effort to preserve their identity, not only pushed the ethnic violence, but farmers who sought refuge in the Llanos Orientales, in the Magdalena Medio, in Costa, in the South, on the slopes that fall on the Amazon (Barkun 1996). The decade of the 40 was an appropriate time for the emergence of political leaders with socialist ideas. Leaders were to support the people and they were willing to give political power to the people of the nation, these. Leaders receive the full support of those who were willing to follow the ideas of Marx it did not Receive nothing from people who do not curb socialism as a form of government (at this point it Should be emphasized that between the USSR and the United States was experiencing the ostensible Cold War, was not appropriate that South American countries to adopt a socialist form of government) (Barkun ...