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comment by katakowsj
katakowsj  ·  2515 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Islamophobia as a proxy to good old fashioned racism

Agreed. I believe, having taught 10-15 year olds for 19 years, I believe that it's a human condition that predisposes us to turn our fear into half-baked reasoning.

People, driven by fear of the unknown, grasp on to the most nonsensical belief systems and pseudo sciences.