Being someone that grew up with a racist Arabic mother. I think it came from hate and fear. When hate didn't work on me she tried to use fear to make me racist. It never worked although some of it went into my subconscious and manifested as intrusive thoughts. My mother was also a sociopath so.... from this one person study, I think it came from complete disregard for human life and being bored and choosing races to be racist towards.
When it comes to others racism, I agree it can come from insecurity/ feeling inferior, so they try to put other people down, similar to any sort of hate/ bullying/ homophobia/ racism. And insecurity is based in fear. Anger can be a mask for fear.
So my final answer is fear is the cause of racism.
Is racism linked to insecurity?
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Being someone that grew up with a racist Arabic mother. I think it came from hate and fear. When hate didn't work on me she tried to use fear to make me racist. It never worked although some of it went into my subconscious and manifested as intrusive thoughts. My mother was also a sociopath so.... from this one person study, I think it came from complete disregard for human life and being bored and choosing races to be racist towards.
When it comes to others racism, I agree it can come from insecurity/ feeling inferior, so they try to put other people down, similar to any sort of hate/ bullying/ homophobia/ racism. And insecurity is based in fear. Anger can be a mask for fear.
So my final answer is fear is the cause of racism.