Supremacism In America

The claim that is presented in this article, said by the governor of Virginia himself, is that those who in any way participated in the white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, are not American. How can this be a true statement? It can be because Americans are those who believe in not just freedom and happiness for themselves, but in that for other people as well. Governor Terry McAuliffe states,"They [white supremacists] get out of bed every day to hate people and divide our country… Let's be honest, they need to leave America, because they are not Americans.” As Americans, we are to work together as one towards a common goal of liberty; not to kill or harm those that you believe are not deserving. To further prove his point of striving to bring people together as Americans, McAuliffe visited the families of those who had been affected by the loss of lives during the rally and spoke to the congregation at Mount Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville.
The Dream is built on, as said by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, the ideals of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” All white supremacists, whether violent or not, hinder that practice of that philosophy to an insurmountable number of Americans. By believing that your race is better than any other or that you deserve more rights and then working towards making that a reality limits the promise of equality found in the American Dream. The American Dream should be attainable by all; not just those who deem themselves