What, in the 21st century, is our vision of the “good society,” and what are the obstacles to its realization
In today's world, what is our vision of a great society and what are the issues we go through to come to a realization of what a good society really is?
To balance its bitterness, legend has it, Suleiman’s wife, Hürrem Sultan, took her kahve with a glass of water and a square of Turkish Delight – which is how it is served in Turkey today
It is crazy to think that for approximately 500 years, the tradition of having kahve with water and Turkish Delight is still around today. Many people eat something sweet with coffee (at least I do) because coffee can be so bitter, which Hurrem Sultan also did. It is interesting that coffee became popular as soon as it was brought to Turkey. I don't understand how the kahvehane was a threat to the authorities, but things were very different in the Ottoman Empire. It is cool to think about how different countries added twists to the drink such as cardamom.
A charismatic leader that comes to my mind is Barack Obama. I know many people have different opinions on subjects like these but I mean no harm, this is just my opinion. He changed the United States so much in the 8 years he was in office. He made same sex marriage legal nationwide in 2015, was the first African American president, signed the Affordable Care Act providing health insurance to millions of Americans, etc. Even though he is not in office anymore, he is still trying to improve the country as best as he can. Sometimes power gets to someone's head too much (such as Presidents, Prime Ministers, etc.) and they do things that only benefit themselves and their opinion, not the country they are leading. I think many people were attracted to Obama because he never let power get to his head and did what he think was best to help Americans.
I talk to the author or authors of the content to familiarize myself with the data source, discuss any concerns they may have about sensitive language or possible pitfalls with the data, and assess the number-checking needs for the underlying data
Peer review and number checking is important because someone that is not involved with the project/data but is familiar with the type of research or project can read over it and find any errors or information that is misleading to readers.
The bottom line is, the people have a right to know what’s going on.”
Of course people have the right to know what is going on but, I feel like many of cases like these get covered up and everyone seems to forget about it. People aren't getting the justice they deserve.
“I’m deeply concerned with what the numbers show,” congresswoman Karen Bass said at a press conference, alongside Harris. “The disproportionality that the [attorney general] referred to is frightening
I feel like not enough people are concerned about these statistics or they just don't care. More people need to be educated about this issue and attempt to help resolve it. It is terrifying and not something that should be happening at all.
Harris said last week that “clear racial disparities” had emerged from the figures, which also showed African Americans were arrested and died in custody at disproportionately high rates.
If the police are supervising you in custody, they should be held responsible with anything that happens to you. Whether it's an illness or death. Harris is right, there are "clear racial disparities" and it is an issue that needs to be fixed.
Black men have been killed by police in California at eight times the rate of other residents over the past decade, according to records released under the first in a series of new state initiatives to disclose data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement. Statistics published by the California attorney general, Kamala Harris, stated that about 19% of almost 1,000 homicides by law enforcement recorded between 2005 and 2014 were against African American men, who made up only about 3% of the state’s population.
I find it really heartbreaking reading statistics like this. In the news, on TV, and certain articles, I have seen more cases of African Americans getting killed by police and less of consequences police get for this. In my opinion, police officers who do this should get punished for committing a crime like any other citizen would.