(February 21, 2013 at 1:09 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: I dont think so, I think this "tribal instinct" is fading away.
Look at the people who still insist on something they cant even give a name without looking racist. Most of them are old fools who probably even lived through the times of actual racial segregation.
It is outdated, the main motor behind the dropping of borders is economics and the free exchange of goods, which will in time completly shut them up.
In a world which is so well conected, this "tribal behavior" simply is a thing of the past.
Well, I sure as hell hope so. And I mostly believe it, too... But then I meet this 20 yo Russian girl, who is afraid of Black people. To the point of crossing the street on seeing one approach her... Ah, did I mention that this happened in Brazil, so she obviously wasn't the brightest bulb in the box... Still, it was rather disheartening to hear someone so young, spout such crap....
But the eternal dilemma - how can we be happy amid the unhappiness of others?
