17th April 2005, 10:15 PM
No, xenophobia is definitely one of the most common things to any human society. DJ, do you know much about history? Between this and that other thread, I'm left being doubtful... eh, current events would work too -- ever heard of what Europe or Japan think of immigration? That is, the xenophobes here (the Pat Buchanan types) are hardly alone. It's common everywhere... very common. Think about it: how many wars are caused by people who dislike eachother because their cultures are different, and not for some other reason? How often is persecution because of culture or looks? Racism, sexism, the Nazis, etc, etc, etc... it's all because humanity is wired to think of the group the individual is in as the best group. This has some good ramifications, but plenty of bad ones as well...
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