IMPEACHMENT VS. A SEA OF GLOBAL PROBLEMS

With the impeachment inquiry on President Trump underway, I can't help but wonder if other countries are going through the same political issues as America. As I researched the situations in other countries it became clear that we need to be focusing on what is going on around the world as well as what is happening here.

Media stations on television, like Good Morning America, are great at reporting problems in the U.S. but when issues outside our borders arise they are hesitant to even discuss what is happening. As a trusted news source they should be reporting about all news, even if it is not directly affecting us. Most of the problems happening in other countries are situations that America could learn from, but instead, we turn a blind eye.

In Algeria, The Washington Post reports, people are protesting the president who has been in power for two decades. As of April this year, the president stepped down. People protesting were doing so because they want political and social reforms to take place. Similarly in America, marches and small rallies are happening in response to social reforms such as abortion. Algeria and the US are going through the same issues right now but Algeria's problems are much more intense.

"Man Holds Algerian Flag during a Protest" 

Learning from what is happening in their country would prepare us for the possibility of large and continuous protests to begin in our own country.

In America, we are currently in the process of impeachment of President Trump. National Public Radio states that the call for impeachment occurred after Trump asked the Ukrainian President to dig up the past on competitor for the 2020 elections, Joe Biden. To get what he wanted, Trump withheld $391 million in security assistance, pressuring Ukraine to agree.

"U.S. House of Representatives"
The House is responsible for making the decision on whether the convicted should be impeached. 

In an article published by The Washington Post, the new president elected of Sri Lanka has violated the law just as President Trump. His violations are against human rights and are much more severe than that of President Trump but, they both have committed serious crimes.

The similarities between events happening outside our borders and our own country are evidence that we need to be more open to the world's problems and report about them. If anything, spreading the word about these events would only educate the public more on what is happening.

It is on media and television outlets to take the leap and bring global news into the light.





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