With the modern interpretation of the Magna Carta, we as Australians gain the power to fight terrorism, tyranny and the lack of rudimentary civil liberties in countries such as Syria and North Korea. In the past, knowledge about genocides and injustices was limited and in many cases broadcast was not easily available. Digital and social media have highlighted the civil rights issues infecting humanity. ISIS has maliciously used the Internet to share the gruesome atrocities the terrorist organization perpetuates in Syria, such as public beheadings and attacks. It is our duty as Australians to become motivators and fighters in the fight for humanity against the forces that threaten the realized, if inaccurate, principles of Magna Carta. Although the Magna Carta lacks its original symbolism in its historical context and has negligible legal impact on Australians, this battle against oppression and injustice gives the 800-year-old Charter a contemporary and perhaps more significant edge.
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