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Divided Nation - is race killing America? | Quadriga
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The US has been shaken by a series of killings of black Americans by white police officers. Just as disturbing: the shooting of five policemen in Dallas by a black sniper. President Obama has been trying to heal the nation. But the wounds are deep.
Shock, despair and anger as America was confronted with images of white police officers shooting and killing two black citizens – seemingly without provocation. One thing is certain: these are not isolated incidents. Then, at a peaceful march in Dallas against police violence, five white officers are gunned down. The shooter: a black sniper.
At a ceremony to honour the five slain officers, President Obama said that the people of the US are not as divided as it might seem. But he also spoke of what he called the “deepest fault line” in American democracy. The president’s critics say he has not done enough to improve the situation of minority communities.
How racist is America? And how can racially-motivated violence be stopped?
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Our guests:
Erik Kirschbaum is a New York native and long time Germany correspondent, currently for the LA Times. He says: “The united states feels like a powder keg with deep political, economic, social and racial divisions threatening to erupt into a bigger explosion.”
Rieke Havertz is a senior editor at ZeitOnline. She says: "The American society has failed to address the issue of racism for years. President Obama has to ask himself if he has been too defensive in making this his agenda."
Karen Taylor is an activist with the “Black People in Germany Initiative”. She says: "More black people will be killed as long as racism is rooted structurally and institutionally in our society. This applies to the United States as well as for Germany."
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