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#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
Lex Fridman Podcast
Disgust, Xenophobia, and Dehumanization in the Age of COVID-19
The feeling of disgust can trigger xenophobia and dehumanization. A study showed that people who experienced disgust were more likely to prefer immigrants from white countries, while those who were shown disturbing images but not disgusting ones still showed a preference for white immigrants, albeit to a lesser extent. This suggests that the disgust impulse is tied to fear of foreign sexual practices and ethnicities that differ from one's own, ultimately leading to xenophobia. This emotion is reminiscent of dehumanizing tactics used in Nazi propaganda. The discussion of COVID-19 taps into these deep-seated aspects of the human psyche, revealing an ugly side to humanity.
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