RE: My theory on all this recent Xenophobia
June 8, 2017 at 11:31 am
(This post was last modified: June 8, 2017 at 11:41 am by The Grand Nudger.)
It's sort of held to be true by definition that xenophobia cannot be justified....though obviously it can be, and is...both experienced and rationalized. A justifiable fear of a specific group for specific reasons would not be referred to -as- xenophobia. The trouble, particularly with xenophobia..is that the xenophobes lack focus...lol.
They are not afraid of a specific group, for specific reasons.
For example, some people give reasons as why they are afraid of islamic terrorism. Well, okay, but those reasons turn out, in their case, to have more to do with someone else than islamic terrorists..and they -don't- seem to have that level of fear for that group. The reasons are rationalized..in that cae, manufactured.
For example, some people give reasons as to why they are afraid of muslims, the reason being islamic terror. Well, okay, but that turns out..in that case, not to refer to "muslims" at all, unless one imagines that every muslim is a card carrying member of ISIS. Just like before, they do not seem to be quite as a-feared of christians, because christian terrorism..which is our bread and butter. Not only is the reason rationalized, manufactured.... the group itself is rationalized, manufactured.
If they possessed focus, they could identify the specific group and reasons, and the specific... actual relationships themselves..and would not then -be- xenophobic. They'd know exactly who they were frightened of, and why. Their fear might still be unjustifiable, or only minimally justifiable...but hey, at least that would lay the groundwork for an actual, justifiable fear of some group of people.
For example, being afraid of nazis, not germans. Banning nazis, not germans. We seem to be going the other way with it of late....
They are not afraid of a specific group, for specific reasons.
For example, some people give reasons as why they are afraid of islamic terrorism. Well, okay, but those reasons turn out, in their case, to have more to do with someone else than islamic terrorists..and they -don't- seem to have that level of fear for that group. The reasons are rationalized..in that cae, manufactured.
For example, some people give reasons as to why they are afraid of muslims, the reason being islamic terror. Well, okay, but that turns out..in that case, not to refer to "muslims" at all, unless one imagines that every muslim is a card carrying member of ISIS. Just like before, they do not seem to be quite as a-feared of christians, because christian terrorism..which is our bread and butter. Not only is the reason rationalized, manufactured.... the group itself is rationalized, manufactured.
If they possessed focus, they could identify the specific group and reasons, and the specific... actual relationships themselves..and would not then -be- xenophobic. They'd know exactly who they were frightened of, and why. Their fear might still be unjustifiable, or only minimally justifiable...but hey, at least that would lay the groundwork for an actual, justifiable fear of some group of people.
For example, being afraid of nazis, not germans. Banning nazis, not germans. We seem to be going the other way with it of late....
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