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> How is that not a xenophobic and simple-minded statement? Nitpicking, but xenophobia is the fear of what is strange and unknown. The problem is that immigran
by return0 10y ago
> How is that not a xenophobic and simple-minded statement?
Nitpicking, but xenophobia is the fear of what is strange and unknown. The problem is that immigrants are no longer strangers. People do not want more of them , not because they don't know them, but because the do know them. It's more immigranto-phobia rather than xenophobia. It's a rather rational reaction from a self-preservation standpoint. That doesn't make it right or wrong of course.
Now, seeing the reaction of brexit-supporters, it seems they chose the EU as their scapegoat of choice, but that won't fix any problems.
- gnaritas 10y agoNitpicking back, xenophobia is intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries or of that which is perceived as foreign or strange. His use of the word is correct, your nitpick is not. It is still xenophobic even whey they're not unknown.
- makomk 10y agoThere was a very noticeable correlation between support for leaving the EU and areas with few immigrants. Fear of the strange and unknown is about right, I think.
- majewsky 10y agoExactly. Same here in Germany. The xenophobic Pegida movement is strongest in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, which incidentally are also the counties with the lowest fractions of immigrants among the population. Source: https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/Bevoelkerung/MigrationIntegration/AuslaendischeBevolkerung/Tabellen/Bundeslaender.html https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/Be...