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Thread #9718   Message #66125
Posted By: AlistairUK
26-Mar-99 - 12:37 PM
Thread Name: Xenophobia
Subject: RE: Xenophobia
What is an evil government? The UN in it's infinite wisdom, has decided to bomb a small part of the world that is predominantly moslem, why? I never understood. The Xenophobia, and it is here that it truly is xenophobia, in the balkans has existed for centuries. Once before the world got drawn into the fight between moslems and christians, serbs and croats, one race (and religion) and another, they called it the 'Last Great War'.

Xenophobia is about power. the power that one type of people has over another. The percieved difference in race is an excuse to put someone else down. A good example of this was the Southern United States where 'white trash'was the same, equivelent social class as blacks. but were still considered better than their african-american neighbours. Why? Because of the colour of their skin. So I suppose in a way xenophobia is a survival trait of the human race. It makes us feel better when we can put someone else down.