Cloudhands
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I feel more 'philia' or at least a feeling of brotherliness with people of many different ethnicities than I ever will with people of the same ethnicity as me, who believe that races and ethnicities are better kept seperate. My best friends come in all colors and our meeting of minds is not hindered by this. Everything is infinitely/abstractly different as much as it is the same, meaning that i can find common ground between anyone and do not set limits nor boundaries to communcation. If someone does not pose as an immediate threat to me, which is different than a suspected threat based on prejudices and generalized expectations, than i do not experience a stress response of any sort. If i were to become stressed by percieving someone's beingness within my presence, and they arent posing any acute threats, than i am imposing a stress response toward myself, much more than they are imposing any response toward me. Fear is a nasty thing, and while i understand blaming anyone for said fears is not pragmatic, i think it is important to hold people accountable to process these fears so that whoever they are afraid of isnt persecuted, nor treated poorly. I resonate with @dhtsupreme 's message 100%I defer to Great Aristotle on this matter: