Racism and sexism are two issues that are ongoing in society today; as much as we would like to say our country is "free" and "equal," it's not. The fact that we have to deal with this in everyday life is a shame, but the fact that the people who are fighting to defend this "freedom" and this "equality" is even worse.
In recent years, more and more instances of racial and sexual discrimination have been showing up in our armed forces, and the stories are getting worse and worse. Our soldiers are out there fighting one battle, the battle for freedom from other countries, they shouldn't be forced to fight two battles at one time. It shouldn't matter where you came from or what kind of background you came from, when soldiers are giving their lives for this country, they should all be on the same side and not have to worry about battling with their own.
I was interested in this issue because I think that even through these harsh times of war people still can't put their prejudices aside to help out the country as a whole. This is to me a reason why I think as long as this country is alive, the U.S.A. will never be able to get over its prejudice issues.
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