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7. Fear of The Other.

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 09:35 AM

Oct 2014

Which probably made sense in primitive times, but we should be past that now.

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What is the ESSENCE of Racism? [View all] reddread Oct 2014 OP

Stupidity. nruthie Oct 2014 #2

Lack of empathy. This is why some white people can look at a msanthrope Oct 2014 #3

Economics malaise Oct 2014 #4

Biology. Orsino Oct 2014 #5

Fear of The Other. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #7

We haven't evolved for civilization yet. Orsino Oct 2014 #8

No, it's not a belief. It's a STRATEGY! Bad Thoughts Oct 2014 #9

actually I think that is what I meant reddread Oct 2014 #11

Belief that race determines who people are, in essence bhikkhu Oct 2014 #12