Just like religion, racism too doesn’t have any definition, still it persists driving on the wheels of extreme xenophobia, hatred and hollow beliefs. Will we ever be able to dilute the deep-rooted hatred, existing especially in the west, towards immigrants and the so-called low-blood people and rise above race? Moreover, is racism still an issue for our generation?

Britain is a live example and in fact leads the nations with people showing zero tolerance towards blacks, ethnic groups and people from other countries (read third world). Major British institutions were recently gripped by racism rows that led to provoked clashes between MPs, academics and leaders of the black and Asian communities yesterday. A Tory party representative on homeland security was sacked ‘because he suggested that being called a “black bastard” was part and parcel of life in the Army for ethnic minority soldiers.’

Whites assault blacks anytime, anywhere as per their whims. And I doubt any effort by leaders of Britain’s ethnic minority communities would silence the prevailing prejudice at the heart of British society. Even bringing in legislation of any kind would not curb the phenomenon because it’s OK out here. And especially when Home Secretary John Reid openly claimed to make life difficult for illegal immigrants and pledged a crackdown on foreigners who “steal our benefits”, we can clearly see what’s coming.

We cannot relate it just to Islamophobia or other single dogma, it’s in the air and the self-proclaimed harbingers of so-called ‘high race’ are breathing it day and night giving out more filth.

Although, racism was prevalent all the time, however, the 9/11 attacks have provided a fresh blood to the xenophobic inclinations of people in the western countries with minorities always at the receiving end of the wrath incurred. Ethnic minorities face discrimination in each and every country and in all walks of life, whether at work, prison, public places, arrests, schools, wages and even media.

We cannot deny the fact that racism is the root cause of genocides, happened till date and those still continuing, all over the world. And skewed societies have enough fire buried in their chests to burn the loosely stitched feign relationships we all share on this planet.

Some think that the tide would someday turn the other way, just like in Japan where ‘whites’ (sorry for using the word ‘white’, please do not consider it a racist remark) are typified as big-nosed and hairy. However, in this scenario it raises another question - are we able to break the bubble and come out and actually ’see’? The answer is a big no.

The truth is, it doesn’t matter how we start a thing, but how we prefer to end it. The plain hatred of foreigners can only be diluted by blowing the dirt off the word ‘foreign’ and as no piece of coal can be turned into a diamond without intense crushing and loosing some chunks of it in the process, we cannot expect a sudden change...it’s demanding more blood and sadly we’re ready to feed the monster.

Via: The Independent