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**yasalaioqe** · 05-10-2011, 04:09 AM

Ethnic grouping is natural and instinctive.

When a man goes to jail then he almost always joins a group of his own race, and of his own ethnicity, for protection. This immediately demonstrates that 'Trust' is intuited upon those who look most similar. The best example of this, is, seeing an identical twin. Presume that you had an identical twin, but were separated at birth. If you later saw "yourself" walking toward you as an adult. You would become surprised, and probably stop that person, to meet your "copy". Regardless, you are drawn to the identical appearance (of yourself). Same with "Racism" and "Ethnicism".

Furthermore, the "family unit" automatically proves Ethnic grouping. As families genetically begin with biological identity (mother + father = child) ~ trust begins on a familial level. Perhaps the only arguments against this are, adoption, and abandonment. One most intuitively trusts his own family.

Thus Ethnic/Racial groupings are immediate extensions of family.

At bottom, it's always about trust, often based upon (sometimes false) Stereotypes.

Again, people automatically presume that because people look similar, or the same (identical twin example), that they should become trusted. No matter that this maybe Irrational; people still act on these principles.

05-10-2011, 04:09 AM	#8
yasalaioqe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	Ethnic grouping is natural and instinctive. When a man goes to jail then he almost always joins a group of his own race, and of his own ethnicity, for protection. This immediately demonstrates that 'Trust' is intuited upon those who look most similar. The best example of this, is, seeing an identical twin. Presume that you had an identical twin, but were separated at birth. If you later saw "yourself" walking toward you as an adult. You would become surprised, and probably stop that person, to meet your "copy". Regardless, you are drawn to the identical appearance (of yourself). Same with "Racism" and "Ethnicism". Furthermore, the "family unit" automatically proves Ethnic grouping. As families genetically begin with biological identity (mother + father = child) ~ trust begins on a familial level. Perhaps the only arguments against this are, adoption, and abandonment. One most intuitively trusts his own family. Thus Ethnic/Racial groupings are immediate extensions of family. At bottom, it's always about trust, often based upon (sometimes false) Stereotypes. Again, people automatically presume that because people look similar, or the same (identical twin example), that they should become trusted. No matter that this maybe Irrational; people still act on these principles.
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