Political Violence In The United States

Political violence is carrying out an act of violence that is aimed at achieving a political goal. Political violence is a relatively broad term that can be grouped in three different ways based on the motives of the violent acts: Ideational, institutional, and individual. Such categories can help to explain how ethnicity, nationalism, religion, and ideology factor into the levels of political violence within a given state. Ethnicity and ethnic conflict within a state can cause inequality in a state. Ethnic conflict can be created by various factors, including political factors (O’Neil, Patrick, Fields, Share). A multi-ethnic society does not always result in political violence. Political violence emerges when one ethnic group is dominant over the other and controls
Religion, not being universal, can create divides between people of the same state. In this situation, violence can easily arise. In addition, there is the problems of certain terrorist groups that use religion to justify their actions of terror. Currently, the most topical terror group is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: a Salafi jihadist unrecognized state and militant group that follows a fundamentalist doctrine of Sunni Islam (Islamic State). ISIS ties itself to the Islam religion; however, their practices do not reflect the values laid out in the Quran. ISIS is a current threat to all countries of the world and they are known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions, and other acts of violence. They are also utilizing social media to promote reactionary politics and religious fundamentalism (ISIS Fast Facts). ISIS is ties itself to the Islam religion, which cause many people to view the Islam religion as a violent and radical religion. As more radical Islamic terror groups arise, state security, skepticism, and vulnerability has as