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Xenophobia
Jul. 27th, 2025 04:17 pmI noticed how some people got way too comfortable being openly xenophobic and how others got way too comfortable with tolerating and justifying this behavior.
It's "we are all humans and deserve to be treated as such" until it's about people from the country whose government you hate. It's "every culture is amazing and should be respected" until it's about a culture you're told to despise. It's "each language is important" until terrible people speak it.
I see how people thoughtlessly repeat slogans without understanding what they really stand for just because the internet told them it's right and everyone says it. I see how people label someone who even slightly disagrees with them as "evil" without even trying to listen. I see how people simplify awful, bloody wars they know literally nothing about to "these are good guys and these are bad guys" as if it's a TV show. And I see how "you're either with us, or against us" mindset sinks deeper into people's heads with each day.
The worst part? I don't have to mention any certain country this applies to. It can be applied everywhere, which is why I won't tag any.
It's "we are all humans and deserve to be treated as such" until it's about people from the country whose government you hate. It's "every culture is amazing and should be respected" until it's about a culture you're told to despise. It's "each language is important" until terrible people speak it.
I see how people thoughtlessly repeat slogans without understanding what they really stand for just because the internet told them it's right and everyone says it. I see how people label someone who even slightly disagrees with them as "evil" without even trying to listen. I see how people simplify awful, bloody wars they know literally nothing about to "these are good guys and these are bad guys" as if it's a TV show. And I see how "you're either with us, or against us" mindset sinks deeper into people's heads with each day.
The worst part? I don't have to mention any certain country this applies to. It can be applied everywhere, which is why I won't tag any.
