Why Do People Choose To Be Evil

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World War two was one of the worst and most devastating events in world history. This sad war caused about 72 million deaths, and still today, we look back on this and understand that evil is all around us. This was one of the worst and most recognizable events in history, although, there have been countless other tragic events that put shame upon us. Given the events of the Ku Klux Klan, the Charleston Church Shooting in South Carolina, and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, facts can without a doubt prove that more people choose to be evil, rather than being good. The first event that proves that people choose to be evil is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization. This is a very racist organization where a group of white people do everything that they can to try and stop certain people from gaining power and civil rights in the United States. There are about 5000 members of the KKK today that still do not feel that all people should be equal. The organization started in December of 1865 in Pulaski Tennessee, just as the civil war was coming to an end. It was because of the war that the KKK got started. When the southern part of the US lost the war, slaves became known more for people and not property. These slaves were African Americans. The KKK …show more content…

They targeted African American people just because of the color of their skin. These are things that people have no control over. Although we are all people, the KKK thinks that there is only one supreme race of humans, and that not everybody should be treated fairly just because of who they are. Some people may think that the KKK was good because they made whites feel secure about themselves, and made themselves feel important, but all people are people, and everyone should be treated fairly no matter what makes them

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