Dr. Abramovich, States - Noone is born a bigot, predjudice is a learned trait.

However we are born with a natural fear of approaching strangers and the unknown which serves the very real purpose of keeping us safe.

Sexual behaviour is born into us. In our society we actually have to unlearn agressive sexual behaviour which is probably inbuilt into the human male. Females are also taught to conform to societies expectation of women regardless of their natural sexual preferances.
It is born in, it has to be UNLEARNED not the other way around.

Before multicultural societies we lived in tribes so that we could recognise strangers and retreat to our tribe for safety. This also has to be overcome or unlearned.

This is why we are basically still racist or tribal because our tribe provides a safe haven for us where we feel safe and I don't think these ten commandments will alter that because that feeling of safety is not illusionary it is real. However, the villification of other races can reach silly proportions and the truth of the propaganda should be challenged by all thinking people.

Befriend people from different ethnic backgrounds; I would like to add that it should be with a view not only to understanding but leading to attraction and intermarriage. Marriage between kings and queens, princes and princesses of different countries was used all the time in the past to bring about peace between different people and cultures, and it worked. There is wisdom in some of the old practises.

Actually when I think of it, ethnic groups only ever want us to understand them they don't actually want to marry us. How should I interpret that? Reverse racism perhaps.

<< The second thing is to stop looking to be the victim all the time. The fact that I have been called white trash does not make me a victim unless of course I allow it to. My mother was in state care from the ages of 3-11 and yet not once have I heard her claim victim status. >>

Sometimes it skips a generation: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7528&page=0#116955

SJF:"pro-women's rights,"

So much for ending bigotry.

Women at present in Australia have 30% or so more university places than men. they dominate the bureaucracy and are not shy about letting their "pro-women's rights" bigotry show. They expect and receive preferment at every level of life, from family to business to politics.

Yes, bigotry is a big problem: the shame is that the bigots are too busy pretending to be victims to see that they're the ones doing the oppressing. It's nice to see that the eternal verities are still true, regardless of gender. Power corrupts...

Antiseptic: << Yes, bigotry is a big problem: the shame is that the bigots are too busy pretending to be victims to see that they're the ones doing the oppressing >>

Fascinating comment from one who persistently claims victim status in his dealings with women.

CJ Morgan: "Yap yap yap-yap-yap"

Will the owner of the geriatric pomeranian please come and collect it before it infests us all with mange?

Thank you.