| OP, I don't really think a lack of discussion on the topic is surprising. There are so many issues of global, national or regional importance that one can't discuss everything. This is also an issue that will never be resolved. Humans will hate each other till our extinction. You can look like the most average person of your area and someone will find a reason to dislike you. There are endless reasons: your hair, nose, clothes, gadgets, voice, smell, affiliation, whatever. Genetic looks are just the easiest things to pick. That said: 1 - Incidents Many. Too many to list. Verbal, physical as well as harassment in both forms. Really used to dislike people from my country and moved away, not expecting better experiences, but things did get better. I also met people from my country there and had good experiences with them too. In the last 10 or so years since leaving I have only seen, heard or experienced it about 5 times. Mostly that's because I enjoy being inside and don't see many people, and living in multi-cultural places is better too. 2&3 - Main issues and solutions - lack of education: better education
- lack of contact with different people: more exchange programs, more international work, more globalism
- inability to think critically and form own opinions: more and better education The last one is image&portrayal.
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We need a better community of discriminated people that doesn't do unto others in their group as has been done unto them. How can we be expect better treatment if we don't treat members of our own community right? As for the rest I'll quote Ron White: "You can't fix stupid". People can be educated, but still really dumb about certain things and there's nothing you can do about that. |