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by BigDaddyBS on November 10th, 2008
No...
In some cases, it has to do with fear of the unknown. They don't know anyone of that "group", so don't know anything about them.
In some cases, it's the way they were raised, and never having met anyone from those "groups", they have no clue that what they've been taught is wrong.
In some cases, it's because members of that group, using "affirmative action"-like laws, take jobs they and their friends used to have.
And, in some cases, people are just jerks.
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Comments
I think the 'jerk' word just about sums the whole issue of discrimination up +6:)
by Bohemian is back on November 10th, 2008
I agree. But some have... "legitimate" ... reasons, if they can be called that. ;-P
by BigDaddyBS on November 10th, 2008