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by Merry Walker on May 31st, 2004
There is no single, simple answer to your question.
To begin with, it seems to be a human trait to dislike and distrust anyone we perceive as being "different." It also seems to be a human trait to judge groups of people by the actions and attitudes of a few. And it also seems to be a human trait to think that what we believe, how we live, and what we are is the only "right" way to believe, live, and be.
On an individual level, I think many people learn discrimination when they are children. They see the way the adults around them respond to those who are of a different race, religion, or sexual orientation, and they grow up never questioning those judgements. Even if they do come to question those ingrained beliefs, it is very hard to overcome the world view we learn as children.
Sometimes people start discriminating against a group of people after bad experiences with a few. For instance, discrimination against Muslims rose drastically after the events of 9/11, even though the majority of American Muslims are most definately not terrorists and were as mortified as the rest of us by those events.
If we could abandon our discriminatory judgements and learn to appraise others by what they are as individuals, I believe the world would be a much better place.
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Also, good points
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on August 13th, 2004
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by Anon on April 26th, 2006
Indeed.
by Cant hold me Down on September 27th, 2006
True.
by Anonymous too on October 10th, 2006
there is A single simple answer
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by AIRBALL on August 21st, 2008
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by wthing8 on December 4th, 2008
not only by that, some people they descriminate others by the way she/he talk, of course some of their words we cant understand esp. the accent, we have different accent right? Fuck You! esp. some of my co-workers here in my company are american, i didnt say all of them. Fuck You!
by shy on September 13th, 2009