Africa and Hate Have Five Things In Common
Africa Has an Epidemic of Hate
This article is part of our African History hub — exploring race, African identity, and philosophy across the continent.
Africa’s Kinship with Privilege and Division
Hate is defined as the intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury. Africa and hate have five things in common, White Privilege, Colonialism, Apartheid, Xenophobia, and Tribalism.
White Privilege
The attitude of white supremacy and white privilege, the idea that white people are brought up with - that psyche of being above blacks - rests on their privilege and advantage over black people. It rests on the reality that each day of their lives, from birth, their lived experience as a collective is to be served by blacks...
Colonialism
Colonialism is a political-economic systematic construction whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world...
Apartheid
Apartheid is the Afrikaans name given by white-ruled South Africa's Nationalist Party in 1948 for the institutionalized system of racial segregation...
Xenophobia
Xenophobia is the unreasoned fear felt to be foreign or bizarre. Xenophobia is defined as someone who prejudices and is afraid of people from different countries or cultures...
Tribalism
Tribalism is the behavior and attitudes that stem from strong loyalty to one's own tribe or social group...
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