VOTING POLL: Is Racism A Human Behavior? (Do You Think It's Human Nature To Hate People Unlike You?)

Do You Agree Racism Is A Human Behavior That's Embedded In Us?


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SirReginald

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I always wondered could racism be a human behavior? Like could every group they are supreme over one another because of their traits :francis: We know everyone has bigoted ways in one way or another. In the animal kingdom, you have species who are supreme to one another. Maybe us humans are the same way:yeshrug: THIS is why racism will NEVER COMPLETELY go away. It can get settled, but it will be around until the Earth is extinct.

P.S. since you study this @Thomas what's your take on this?
 

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People will always be more comfortable around cultures they are familiar with.
Hate and fear on the other hand, are learned emotions.
I don't know if groups feel "supreme because of their traits" but I do believe that most people see themselves as great and find pride in where they are from. It's in our nature to want to succeed to some degree or another, and nature shows us that dominance leads to more opportunities than weakness.
 

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Bigotry is due to simple survival instinct. People of similar ethnic tribes and backgrounds will naturally gravitate to each other more and be leery of outsiders

Racism is societal though, American racism was created by the capitalist elites to ensure working class people did not come together and overthrow the system.
 

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Bigotry is due to simple survival instinct. People of similar ethnic tribes and backgrounds will naturally gravitate to each other more and be leery of outsiders

Racism is societal though, American racism was created by the capitalist elites to ensure working class people did not come together and overthrow the system.
Could you give examples of that? Also, the second part is most definitely true.
 

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There is only one form of racism on the entire planet, white supremacy. Racism is a system where one group controls and dominates other races via control of resources. Only one group is and has been doing that for the last several hundred years....whites.

Racism isn't about emotion or feelings. It's about power. The economic and political ability to dominate another group based on race.

It seems you're referring to prejudice. Someone not liking someone or something because it's different from what they associate with as having value or being valuable. Someone thinking their group is superior to another based on their ethnic background.

No, prejudice will never end. That would be like hate or jealousy ending.

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There is only one form of racism on the entire planet, white supremacy. Racism is a system where one group controls and dominates other races via control of resources. Only one group is and has been doing that for the last several hundred years....whites.

Racism isn't about emotion or feelings. It's about power. The economic and political ability to dominate another group based on race.

It seems you're referring to prejudice. Someone not liking someone or something because it's different from what they associate with as having value or being valuable. Someone thinking their group is superior to another based on their ethnic background.

No, prejudice will never end. That would be like hate or jealousy ending.

Peace
You have racism in other countries and xenophobia.
 

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There is only one form of racism on the entire planet, white supremacy. Racism is a system where one group controls and dominates other races via control of resources. Only one group is and has been doing that for the last several hundred years....whites.

Racism isn't about emotion or feelings. It's about power. The economic and political ability to dominate another group based on race.

It seems you're referring to prejudice. Someone not liking someone or something because it's different from what they associate with as having value or being valuable. Someone thinking their group is superior to another based on their ethnic background.

No, prejudice will never end. That would be like hate or jealousy ending.

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rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/
noun
noun: racism
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
  • prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
There is clear racism in other parts of the world.
Your comment that "There is only one form of racism on the entire planet, white supremacy" is completely false and seems to be a narrow view based solely on your experience with American culture.
 
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