Humanity is infested with lethal disease

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Humanity is infested with a lethal disease. Fear of the foreign. Uneasiness with otherness.

One could argue that during the last decade there has been a growing global trend of Xenophobia. Dealing with otherness appears to be really difficult for many. Years ago some people argued that globalization will alleviate the fear of what people perceive as foreign. Right now we are experiencing the opposite, especially in the so-called developed Western world. Globalization brought us an almost unlimited exchange of goods and services, it didn't necessarily come with a widespread acceptance of different ideas and worldviews.

Turn on the news at any given moment, anywhere in the world, and you will be confronted with reports of violence against people. It is probably safe to assume that one main reason why humans resort to violent behavior is an inability to resolve conflicts with dialog and compromise. And often conflicts arise between people who view each other as being different. Of course, otherness is not the only cause for confrontations, however, often it's what is foreign that lets people respond with fear.

As humans we have a choice in how we react to our environment. We can follow instinct, we can reply based on emotion, or we can use reason and intelligence. When people resort to an aggravating outside impulse with the primal reflexes of fight or flight, there is a chance for a violent response. And even if a person's reaction to disrupting impulses bypasses the reptilian part of the brain and is processed in the brain's limbic system (from which emotions and value judgements originate), how we discern a good stimulus from a bad one is based on prior experiences. If those were unpleasant, a hostile reaction is more likely.

Questions:

1. Explain you perception of the term "otherness?"

2. How do you deal with otherness?

3. Who will you take to lunch?

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