Essay explores the enduring nature of prejudice and hate in the U.S. and among global students, suggesting the need for individual change.
In our politically correct society, it is easy to forget just how persistent are human prejudice, denigration of the other, and hatred. The pervasiveness and persistence of popular hatreds is striking and troubling to those who are interested in having a world less torn by strife and warfare. In this article, I will give examples from popular culture, history, and my experiences as a professor teaching a wide variety of students from around the world. I will be stressing that change does not come about because of codes of conduct and new constitutions, but as a result of one human at a time renouncing the hatred that abound in society. My essay will not probe how to eliminate the hatred but rather focus on their persistence in the U.S. and among international students representing future leaders of the world.
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