Taken to the extreme, an irrational fear of strangers or more broadly, a fear of those who are different. Taken in a more moderate way, a rational fear of those who are different in some significant way, such as race, ethnicity, culture, politics, religion. Since people live together in families and communities where blood ties and cultural similarities foster cooperation, those who are different undermine this social solidarity. The very presence of people who are different in appearance or belief or language make the majority of people in a community wary of those who do not share a common interest in preserving the dominant group.
This fear is justified since people naturally view those who look, believe, and act in a similar manner as extensions of themselves. Since people are naturally selfish, they will lend aid and befriend those whom they see as similar to themselves. Conversely, since people are naturally selfish and seek to dominate others to enhance their own power, they will naturally first seek to dominate those who are different. People who are different are more likely to be seen as objects rather than fellow humans.
When confronted with these threats to social cooperation based on viewing others as objects, it is rational to foster laws, social and economic policy, and attitudes that preserve one's own kind in power. To do otherwise is to hand power over to those who will destroy one's own way of life, culture, and political system.
Political power as well as cultural and social power are zero-sum games. When one group gains in the same geographical region, other groups must lose.
This fear is justified since people naturally view those who look, believe, and act in a similar manner as extensions of themselves. Since people are naturally selfish, they will lend aid and befriend those whom they see as similar to themselves. Conversely, since people are naturally selfish and seek to dominate others to enhance their own power, they will naturally first seek to dominate those who are different. People who are different are more likely to be seen as objects rather than fellow humans.
When confronted with these threats to social cooperation based on viewing others as objects, it is rational to foster laws, social and economic policy, and attitudes that preserve one's own kind in power. To do otherwise is to hand power over to those who will destroy one's own way of life, culture, and political system.
Political power as well as cultural and social power are zero-sum games. When one group gains in the same geographical region, other groups must lose.
Campus Leftist: "Oh, those conservatives really show their xenophobia in opposing open immigration. That shows what closed minds they have and how paranoid they are. Of course, we had to shout down a conservative speaker last night at the lecture series, and drive him off campus in order to promote diversity and pluralism. We would never be prejudiced as those conservatives are."
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by shizzl May 3, 2005
Get the xenophobia mug.A fear of hearing, seeing and reading about xenophobic, racist, bigoted, ignorant, sexist and non- scientific statements frequently expressed by one Tony Abbot, the Prime Minister of Australia.
‘ I thought I heard the faint rustle of the Telegraph, and I got a serious case of Xenophatonia’
‘I can’t cure my xenophatonia, my doctor said it’s just this long recurrent 3 year infection’
‘My doctor said to be aware of reoccurring infections of xenophatonia exacerbated by airborne viruses: Murdoch, Hocky and Pyne'
Women: “Whilst ironing, my xenophatonia flared up exponentially when Tony Abbot become the minister for woman. As I was concerned the carbon tax would stifle my future ambitions for ironing and general house wife duties ’
Scientist: ‘ My xenophatonia was touch and go for a while there, and I nearly lost an eye’
Colleague: ‘Oh?’ How so?’
Scientist: ‘Well, I stabbed myself in the eye uncontrollably with a fork when it was announced on the news there would no longer be a science minister’.
‘I can’t cure my xenophatonia, my doctor said it’s just this long recurrent 3 year infection’
‘My doctor said to be aware of reoccurring infections of xenophatonia exacerbated by airborne viruses: Murdoch, Hocky and Pyne'
Women: “Whilst ironing, my xenophatonia flared up exponentially when Tony Abbot become the minister for woman. As I was concerned the carbon tax would stifle my future ambitions for ironing and general house wife duties ’
Scientist: ‘ My xenophatonia was touch and go for a while there, and I nearly lost an eye’
Colleague: ‘Oh?’ How so?’
Scientist: ‘Well, I stabbed myself in the eye uncontrollably with a fork when it was announced on the news there would no longer be a science minister’.
by fuckattude January 23, 2015
Get the Xenophatonia mug.Someone who is disproportionately attracted to foreign ladies. The foreign aspect will override many other faults in a potential mate.
Jonny was nonplussed by the new girl, until he found out she was Polish. Jonny then immediately proclaimed he would like to get right through her and give her a jolly good felching. Jonny concluded that he must be a xenophiliac.
by Walshie635 June 4, 2018
Get the Xenophiliac mug.The belief that your country is the best and no other compares.
This is often due to ignorance and stereotypes
This is often due to ignorance and stereotypes
by evilhairyhamster July 14, 2006
Get the xenophobia mug.Scientologist: Xenu is coming. He will destroy you. You must remove the souls from your body so he can't eat you!
Person: Wow, that's a new one. Xenophobic much?
Scientologist: Xenophobia??? Are you a... noof?
Person: Wow, that's a new one. Xenophobic much?
Scientologist: Xenophobia??? Are you a... noof?
by eco April 28, 2008
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