The "Medium and the Message"

[JR]

i think racism is a natural function of what we are. its genetic. its primal. its something that is built into us that helps us survive as individuals and social groups. regardless of what type of animal you are, baboon, chimpanzee, zebra or a fish... the benefits and the survival advantages of sticking to your own kind are obvious.

we always have a more positive view of like people than different people. a homosexual will be more likely to have a more positive view of homosexuals than a heterosexual would. he would be more likely to defend homosexuals than a heterosexual would. a muslim would be more likely to have a more positive view of a muslim and a non-muslim would. we would be more likely to have a positive view of someone that shared our own common traits such as dress, appearence, income level, language/slang, type of work and so on. its normal in my opinion.

have you ever been in a foreign country and felt some sense of relief when you see someone from your own country walking down the street? thats what i am talking about. why? whats the difference if people are people and we are all the same?

i am not saying its a great thing to wake up everyday saying "i hate blacks because..." or "i hate asians because...". i am not saying that it is logical or rational or justified in any real meaningful way. i am saying that it is a general behavior that time continues to prove will never go away.

tendencies towards racism probably changes far less than the acceptable forms of expressing these tendencies.