Land of the unfree: On U.S. unrest (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:International
Prelims level: African-American conflict
Mains level: Social unrest in American due to African-American conflict

Context:

• The events of this week, including protests following the death of an African-American, George Floyd, in police action in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have set them to rest.
• As rallies and police crackdowns engulfed a wide swathe of American metros, President Donald Trump inserted himself into the controversy and triggered a broader debate on censorship of posts by social media platforms.

Glorifying violence:

• On Friday, Twitter masked and attached a caution note to a tweet by Mr. Trump for “glorifying violence”.
• In that tweet he had labelled protesters ...............................................................................................

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Inevitable racial tensions:

• It is almost inevitable that racial tensions will bubble to the surface in an election year and explode when incendiary remarks are made by leaders.
• Amid such a toxic public discourse, fuelled by a Republican Commander-in-Chief, hope for a more reasonable, tolerant and bipartisan approach rests on the shoulders of Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.
• Should Mr. Biden select an African-American or a minority community leader as his running mate, the base of potential voters could broaden and help improve the Democrats’ odds of taking back the White House.
• The potential candidates for this role include California Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Maxine Waters, former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, not to mention former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Way ahead:

• However, the mere tokenism of including persons of colour as a vice-presidential ............................................................................................

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Prelims Questions:

Q.1)With reference to the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), consider the following statements:
1. Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) functions under the Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizers.
2. It was established in 1968 by Government of India with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at Chennai.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer...............................

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Mains Questions:
Q.1)America is in great need of legislative reform that supports a pluralist ethos. comment