Martin Luther King: The Dehumanization Of Syrian Refugees

Approximately 4.8 million refugees have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. Additionally, 6.6 million refugees are internally displaced inside of Syria. Most of these refugees are being treated as if they aren’t equal members of society, their rights are being stripped from them and they are being dehumanized through various poor treatment. Martin Luther King fought for the freedom of black people because they weren’t being given fair rights as equal human beings, they were being seen as lower than society, which is exactly what is happening to Syrian refugees. In some cases refugees aren’t only being treated as if they aren’t equal contributing members of society, but they are being completely disregarded in general. According

Human beings are obligated to treat other human beings with respect and kindness. When they aren’t fulfilling their duties as human beings, it is also a person’s duty to stand up for each other and keep peace, morality, and humanity at the center of life. Syrian refugees are the unfortunate group of people that have been affected by the negligence of humankind. They are being dehumanized by their own people and by treatment that has no excuse or justification to be executed. The same crisis that is taking place in the middle east can happen anywhere at anytime, all it takes is corruption and humanity’s inherently evil nature to dismantle moral civilization. In this instance, the antidote for inhumanity is empathy; realising that humans were created as equals no matter their race, gender, religion, or social classification. Immorality is a slippery slope and the more dehumanization is ignored, in this case the dehumanization of Syrian refugees, the more corrupt humankind’s standards become of the proper way to treat each other. This directly affects every life around the globe whether they are in the refugee crisis or not. The higher people hold their standards of morality, the closer humanity becomes to living in peace and harmony. Albert Einstein once said “The world is not dangerous because of those who harm, but because of those who look at it without doing anything.” Be a shaper of society and stand up for justice in order to prevent a more dangerous