why are people racist?
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Racism comes in stages and degrees.\nMost of it is due to lack of confidence in ones self and inferiority complexes.\nHowever, it could also be because of trying to brainswahs a section of the people by regular campaigning against a particular group or groups.\nNone of these eventuallysucceed.\nSouth Africa , Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) are good examples.\nThe best example is the United states.\nAll racial barriers have been legally broken but the trend is still there.
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Because they are close minded and brain washed by other racist people....its a sad thing
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It gives people power or feel like they have power over someone else.  Most people at one time or another wish they could be better than others, and for some people, this is all they can find to pick out that is obvious.\n\nMostly though, I think many of those who are racists are so because one of their parents is racist.  If this wasn't the case, I doubt many people would be racist.
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hmmm...interesting, I have one to write too. 10 pages....anyway...every race is racist against others.  I would think more whites are racists because they are a superior race. But then.there are alot of blacks that are racist against whites because of the past and vice versa. Hispanics are racist against blacks and whites because most think they are better...( a ran culture) the funny thing is I am white, black, cuban, native, and phillipino. and its not the color that bothers me its more of the person. i hope this helped you out.
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Fear and ignorance is the root of most discrimination.  \n\nBTW you can not be racist based on a religion.  Racism means you are biased against people of a certain race.  It would be racist if someone thinks that all Arabs are terrorists.  It is religious discrimination if you think that everyone going to a mosque is a terrorist.
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The word is spelled racist...because it pertains to race not rase. And "people" are not racist..."some people" are racist.
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Some people are just hateful and want to find any reason they can to dislike other people.  Color is just a very easy way to divide people.
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People can be brainwashed to become racist.  Their ignorance clouds their thoughts and they take it out on other groups. Some people use sterotypes to generalize about other races.  It is a shame.  \n\nAmerica is a melting pot and sometimes conflicts between groups arise.
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by their racist attitude
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Racism is prevalent in every society in every part of the world.\n\nTo some degree, it's normal to dislike people who are not like you.  In areas where people have contact, but not personal contact, with people of another race, you will find racism.\n\nWe naturally tend to generalize when we don't have intimate knowledge of a particular group of people, and we tend to remember negative impressions longer and in more detail than posative impressions.  It's easy to generalize based on race, since it's usually the most obvious attribute when you see someone.
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White people seem to be the most racist to me as well.  And I think it is like the gentleman said earlier about them holding power for so long.  And in the US, we as citizens really only see whites.  I mean, they are the majority.  I don't think whites are the ONLY racists.  But it does seem like more of them are racist than other races.  I know asians, blacks, etc are also racist and I have seen that, too.  But they are also a minority in my world.  Racism is just ignorance.  Will it change?  Slowly it will.
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All people are racist.  Some more than others.  I think the ones that scream "RACIST" the loudest are the ones that want something from you and want to make you give it to them.  I don't have any problem with immigration, as long as it is in accordance with our laws and procedures.  I do have a problem with illegal immigrants sneaking into our country and getting more money from the government than I do!
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There is racism every were!
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I think that we are all racists - but some more than others. The main thing is to be aware of it, and try to work with it.\n\nI think the real problem humans have is with difference, because then we start making comparisons, and that's uncomfortable. Racism is another form of difference.\n\nAs a white european woman living in London, I try not to be racist, but I am aware of racist thoughts sometimes. And sometimes people are racist to me! (I have an Irish heritage) But I am trying to do my bit by bringing up my sons to be as aware as possible.
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I think everyone is racist to some degree. If they say they aren't they are hiding behind political correctness.\n\nI live in London and there is more diversity here than anywhere else I've been to. Because of the mix and the crowds, you tend to put up barriers of some sort. And if people piss you off in any way, you tend to blame it on something, and unfortunately the easiest one is race.\n\nHaving said that, I know it is easy to overgeneralise and once you get to know people on an individual level, I'll treat them as an individual.
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They feel bad about themselves in some way.\n\nI applaud you -- I hope you speak up and out when the conversation turns racist.  Then you are really shedding light on the problem.
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I believe we are all inherently racist due to our evolutionary history.  Hominids are very tribal in nature; they make tools and attack other groups of hominids.  I do my best to treat everyone equally and as I would like to be treated because I don`t want to behave like our nearest relatives, the chimps.\nI believe if we are to progress as a species we must work hard to bury some of our baser instincts.