Guest Peter,This is the first time in many years that I have been earnestly accused of being a red, and I thank you for it, most sincerely.
In defense of my view, it comes not from my own deduction, but is, instead, a dreary theme that is repeated over and over again in my readings in history and politics. If you did a bit of reading on either the Serbs and the Croats, or the Hutsu and the Tutsi, you would learn that the the fears and hatreds were carefully taught to the common folk through their social institutions, and were deliberately and systematically exploited by cynical leaders--
If one is inclined to read the writings of histories emperors, kings, popes and other villains, these principles are often layed out, using concrete and verifiable examples--The notorious Machievelli, the Borgias, and the French King Louis the Spider(he was either nine or eleven, I think) come to mind.
The medieval Church systematically layed the foundations for anti-semitism in tracts, texts, and teachings that can be read today. Some one once showed me a translation from a Hindu text from about the 2nd Century with a title that, roughly, was "How to Control People" which explained the principles or the "divide" and conquor" system, which, one cannot dispute, was enduringly utilized in the caste system--
At any rate, if someone is a bit naive about the genesis of all this, I think it isn't me--