Refugees
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Xenophobia: Them vs us
Britannica defines xenophobia as “fear and contempt of strangers or foreigners or of anything designated as foreign, or a conviction that certain foreign individuals and cultures represent a threat to the authentic identity of one’s own nation-state and cannot integrate into the local society peacefully.” Xenophobia has existed as far back as people could differentiate…
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When Patriotism becomes Nationalism
Patriotism and Nationalism can sometimes mean the same thing, however, there is one additional element to nationalism that sets it apart from real patriotism. As an article on the website of the Merriam-Webster dictionary explains: “the definition of nationalism also includes ‘exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its…
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The Far Right on African Youth
Far Right groups have jumped on the bank wagon of anti-African sentiment. Some are expressing it as anti-refugee sentiment, other as pure racism against people with dark skin, while a third group seek to present it as another version of “Muslim extremism”. Here’s a few examples of what we’ve seen: Case 1: Racism The Reclaim…