Global Citizens and Racism

Wei Jie


We wonder, what is a global citizen? In my opinion, I feel that a global citizen is one who does not discriminate. They should judge others not based on their skin colour, religion or beliefs. Also, they should respect other countries and their citizens. Everyone is living in harmony. That is what I think it is.


As it is the era of globalisation, technology is becoming more advanced, communication and transport are becoming better. The world is becoming integrated and its people are getting closer. Very soon, the world may just unite and we may all be living under the same ruler.


Everyone will have to know more about the world, learn more languages, get information about others' cultures and last but not least, interact with others. I think that the key to living in harmony together is to erase off all the racism in the world. This is the basics of creating a happier world for everyone, don't you agree?


As we know, racism has been a persistent problem since long past. From the Blacks being slaved by Americans, the Jews being tortured in the Holocaust, and till now, we have the Dalits in India and the Burakumins in Japan. These innocent people of the world have been suffering all the unfair treatments, dicrimination and humiliation. They are viewed as the lower class in the society, or rather, the parasites. We can see that this disturbing issue is there for a very very long time and we can never undo the harm done on the innocent parties.


Governments can actually start giving free education to third-world countries to prevent racism from arising. In richer countries, we should constantly remind not only ourselves, but also those around us- please don't be a racist. If karma exists, racists are going to be discriminated! We will not want ourselves, our family and friends, and our generations and generations to come to be discriminated because of our race.


With globalisation, there is no doubt that one day we will all become global citizens. Can we live up to it and totally eradicate racism? The answer is probably a no. If everyone can let go of some of their prejudice or hatred, we may stop seeing racism in some parts of the world. And that is, if only......