Racism is a terrible problem that has troubled America for centuries. Racism is destructive and hurts our society. Recently, a report stated that seventy-five percent of minority service members feel they have experienced racially offensive behavior while serving in one of the armed forces. Overall, racism is a major problem for people in our country and must be prevented through education.
             Throughout history people have constantly made fun of one another for being different. Racists criticize people for having different languages, different color skin and features, and for having different customs and religions. But, racism is a horrible and unproductive attitude. Racism makes people feel worthless, less human and pathetic. Most racism comes form people who are ignorant and ignore the basic facts about how all people are basically the same.
             Presently, racism is a major problem in the military forces of the United States. Three out of every four soldiers explains that they feel they have experienced some form of racism while serving in the armed forces. This means even the people who volunteer to serve and protect our country are persecuted because they are from a different background than most. It is an atrocity that even after the civil rights movements in the 1960s, people still criticize individuals just because they are a minority. In this case, racism is even worse because the soldiers in the armed forces have to fight together as a unit. Racism causes tension and hatred between people and, in the army, results in soldiers who hate each other. Racism is bad because soldiers have to always be able to count on one another and can't be divided by racist feelings.
             In my experience, racists are often insecure and ignorant people who act racist because of a fear and hatred of different people. Racists usually ignore the simple fact about all humans: we are all biologically equal. It makes sense that, long ...