The Culture Of Violence And The Cultures Of Impunity And...

It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and the cultures of impunity and intolerance. Peace may indeed be a complex challenge, dependent on action in many fields and even a bit of luck from time to time. It may be a painfully slow process, and fragile and imperfect when it is achieved. But peace is in our hands, – Kofi Annan. Canada had assimilated an absurd â€Å"notion of Canada’s roots as a ‘white settler society’,† thus shunning non-whites as a lower class. Minorities and immigrants were especially treated unfairly throughout the 20th century and labelled as ‘enemy alien’ as a consequence of the many wars taken place during that time period. They suffered†¦show more content†¦The Canadian government has improved, in many ways in terms of their treatments toward immigrants and minorities; however the differences between the mistreatment in th e 1900s and now are very slim regarding issues such as the freedom, equal opportunities and justice of people of different ethnics in society. First of all, people of different ethnics immigrated to Canada for a better life, given that Canada is considered to be a very accepting and welcoming place for everyone. The immigrants and minority groups’ freedom in Canada has significantly changed over the past 100 years. However, looking further into the matter, it appears that history may be repeating itself, however in a different context. For instance, during the 1900s, an abundance of immigrant groups and ethnic minorities had endured harsh treatments and various hostile detainment centers due to their ancestry. The 20th century was an excruciating long century filled with wars. During those wars, enemy aliens, such as Ukrainians, Jews, Germans, Italians and Japanese , were treated with aggression and left to suffer with little protection from the government. This displays the little freedom immigrants and minorities had, considering they were taken from their homes to be pushed around and punished for who they are an d where they came from, due to their appearance and/or background. In other words, they were imprisoned by the very people who were meant to