I'm no stranger to ethnic and racial hatred and discrimination because it's happening here in my country. The only thing that can solve racial or ethnic discrimination is if the government rise up squarely against it. But sadly they are it's sponsors. Concerning personal beliefs I think it's paramount to examine our beliefs and know ones we should retain or discard. We don't just acquire beliefs because a popular person said so but because it's the right belief to have otherwise we will be no different from (trained) sheep.

I have been in Canada for 14 years, and for the last 6 months I have been a citizen. I'm not complaining, I've had a good time, I've got used to their customs, as well as the changing climate. I don't know if you have experienced xenophobia, I certainly hope not. In Latin countries, xenophobia is already normal and has existed since the first human groups organised themselves and confronted each other. Xenophobic sentiment could be an archaic evolutionary trait, a prevention against the foreigner.

It's getting worse and worse.  You see these young people who are just old enough to vote and they are saying things that you know can't be opinions that they formed on their own.  It's totally something they heard or learned from their parents and it paints a really sad picture of what the country has in store for itself...

This is going to get worse because of the open borders across Europe and the UK. Sadly I do not see any great outcomes because the countries are not being governed like they should and racism from all sides is deteriorating at an alarming rate. 

> They openly like us better than the people who lived here for the twenty years prior to us.

One person at a time, we show them that "others" are not to be feared, but rather to be celebrated.


> nationalists have become increasingly emboldened

Yeah, this has been the trend ever since Trump ran for office the first time. They could never get away with what they are doing and saying in public now in the political world of the 2000s. Now it is just complete xenophobia as a campaign ploy. It's how he convinced millions of (poor/dumb) US voters to vote AGAINST their best interests and common good because of their fear of "others." So Sad!

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i think that terrorism is always to spread fear among the targeted group & it's driven by believe n supremacy + a blind believe of being right-doing all the time & no matter what. while hate crime can b either ways "aim to spread fear among targeted group or solely to fulfill a hate desire" & it can b driven by either by believe n supremacy or by fear of non-like others "a fear that was inherited from ancestors where it was used like an alarm of possible dangerous, hence it was useful" but once that feeling stops the ability of thinking & rather turning to blind acting- it's obviously no more useful & rather harmful & dangerous. so i would say always terrorism is also a hate crime, while a hate crime can b described as often/usually/sometimes is also terrorism. "They just believe that it is the way they are. But, in reality, they are conditioned like sheep, trained like fleas, taught who and what to follow, and how high to jump. And they will defend what they have been taught to the death, even though they never chose the lessons to learn" unfortunately i think that's often the case & not just today it started 1000s of years ago & continued till today- through military/religious/political/economic powers- today money controls politics hence make laws & decide what to b advocated systemically from what to study & what to b thought n school & even kindergarten to laws that dictate what the system wants to b labeled as right even f it's not, & of course also through news + social media channels that money controls the same way it control politics & even laws. i don't think being part of a group is necessary bad, but certainly 1 shouldn't blindly follow & what's wrong should definitely b changed into what's right even it isn't always easy but step by step it's possible. great post- well done & have a good day

I strive to be the best I can be, I don't really classify myself as a part of any specific group other than a broad American group that is :)

I have never classified myself into any group based on the color of my skin or the amount of money I have. And when an Indian bowed to me in a hotel - I told him - no need, friend, you and I are equal people.

No country other than Turkiye has got foreigners/immigrants for more than 10 years. We have seen such events and some of them caused local unrest. This situation is like a powder barrel, might cause bigger chaos in a country.