Topic > A Dystopia - 1527

War-inducing violence is always central to unleashing global states of terror. In our modern world this violence has recently manifested itself as incidents of police brutality against African Americans. The list of people killed at the hands of the police is long. However, the reason this caused an uproar is because most, if not all, of the people killed were innocent, unarmed African American men, women, and even children. One such example is that of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed in Baton Rouge for selling CDs outside a convenience store. The attack was completely unjustified as he had already been restrained by two officers who had pinned him to the ground. In retaliation, there have been several attacks against police officers, such as the Dallas sniper attacks and, last week, the killing of two police officers in Baton Rouge. At this point, given the number of victims, these incidents can be considered urban warfare which could be the spark of an inevitable civil war. Globally, the world is fighting a much bigger war; the war against ISIS. As attacks increased, almost weekly in July, people were left paralyzed by fear. This has caused a decline in air travel, costing the travel industry about eight billion dollars since 2015, according to data-gathering site YouGov.com. People have delayed or canceled trips due to growing terrorist threats. This fear is what drives the formation of the dystopian society. However, it can be argued that the war against ISIS was caused by the war in the Middle East that created the terrorist group that hates the Eastern world. The war in the Middle East is ongoing but the opponent has changed more than once stating that there have never been any enemies other than the current one, just like in George Orwell's 1984. Wars against Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel and more have drained resources