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The American belief system is fundamentally based on the protection of the rights of the individual from unlawful discrimination. This remains an opinion with constantly high support among Americans. Nonetheless, Americans still seem to support the violation of individual rights by supporting torture. The priority of civil liberties is embedded in both our Constitution and our governmental ... read moreinstitutions. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the correlation between racism and public support for the use of torture and other violations of civil liberties against potential enemies following terrorist attacks or in times of War. I will address three questions relating to racism, punitive attitudes, and tolerance. Utilizing answers from these previous questions, I will address my final question: how does racism affect the willingness of Americans to sanction the use of torture and other civil liberties violations against suspected terrorists of Arab or Middle-Eastern descent?read less
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