| We are part of our culture because we were (most likely) born into it, we were raisied by its beliefs and traditions, to view ourselves in the right, and so if even uninentionally, as all others in the wrong to a some degree. So, while it does start out as an inherent trait to believe your better than all others, it is then nurtured by our culture, and they allow us to grow more arrogant, instead of teaching us that all men ARE equal (although then again not really, hard to explain). This is evidident in the our (the americans) percieved prejudice towards the french, and muslim communities.
1. towards french, they went against us, but we are always right, so they are wrong, deaht to the frenchman (not my views)
2. oh no! all muslims atacked us (U.S.S. Cole attacked by al queida as well as the 9-11 incidents, among others), so we revenge n all muslims, deaht to islam!
(DEFINITELY NOT my views)
3. as extension if those two foiegn groups are against us then all must be against us! DEATH TO THE WORLD. ( yet again not my views)  |