SolomonVII
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The original word was homophobia, and it described a behavior in which men with latent desires to have intimate encounters with other men, would overcompensate by reacting violently against homosexuals."Phobia" means 'fear of," not 'being against.' So.....................................?
Homophobia meant fear of being a homosexual, and it came to explain all opposition to homosexuality by suggesting that anyone who is against homosexuality is therefore a closet gay. It was an ironic slur.
It is pseudo science and pop psychology at best. It may, or may not, describe the psychology of some men, but it certainly does not describe the reasons that many people oppose, say, gay marriage.
Nevertheless, it has been co-opted by the left in order to dismiss anyone who is against the gay agenda as bigots.
Islamophobia is not even a real word. Literally, it is a meaningless term. Its usage comes about by one identity group trying to take advantage of being seen as a victim group in our society by assuming the label of another victim group, namely homosexuals. Like orange is the new black, Muslims are the new homosexuals. That is what islamophobia means.
Nobody is literally afraid of being secretly a Muslim and thereby violently react against dread through lashing out at Muslims. To the extent that people are afraid of Islamism, it has to do with crashing planes into buildings, and sharia law. It is kind of like being afraid of communism or fascism, or any other prominent isms that we who believe in freedom are trying to oppose.
Xenophobia is a real word, and a real thing. Fear of strangers is encoded into our DNA. In tribal societies, there was survival value to this. In pluralistic societies, such as Jesus lived in, it was something to be overcome through accepting his Spirit into our lives, and coming to recognize that the Lord of all creation is Lord of all mankind, even those who do not look like us.
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