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It took until the end of that article to get some insight into the social codes or how they are governed or emerge, and this is it: “What is the root of this e
by dpflan 6y ago
It took until the end of that article to get some insight into the social codes or how they are governed or emerge, and this is it:
“What is the root of this exclusion?” Kwan wondered. The answer he’d come to was, in fact, the secret theme of all his books: that tribal, ancient reaction to the most primitive emotion. An emotion we are all used to living with every day, these days. “It’s fear. Fear of the unknown.”
Nothing really valuable here as other commenters have said.
- lurquer 6y ago>An emotion we are all used to living with every day, these days. “It’s fear. Fear of the unknown.” The article sucked. As mentioned. But, the trope set forth above -- about 'fear' -- is trite and, in my experience, rarely true. It's the pat answer as to the motivation behind virtually any kind of bigotry, prejudice, or snobbery. When a member of group A claims that members of group B dislike him because B's are 'afraid' of A's, it is usually the case that A simply won't (or can't) acknowledge the legitimate reasons why B's might find A's repugnant, annoying, or obnoxious.