Xenophobia, the fear of foreigners, was a problem before the election. But with Trump as president, xenophobia may become official policy. Here are the videos for the meeting:
- ‘Xenophobia’ Word of the Year
- Islamophobia killed my brother
- Samatha Bee - Sore Winners
- Mineta: Can't believe talk of registries
- CNN commentators clash over Trump, racism
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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
Not to suggest that real threats to one's security don't sometimes exist, but is it possible that human beings, or at least some of us, need "out-groups" on which to project our fears and anxieties and that we'll just make one up if no group is readily available? And if that is the case, is there something we can do to avoid staggering like a punch-drunk fighter from one slug-fest to the next?
ReplyDeleteTribalism is a cause for ordinary xenophobia, but we are entering the realm of government approved xenophobia.
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