xenophobia
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
Pronounced 'zen-noh-foh-bee-ah', or in many places in Scotland as 'See you, Jimmy'.
This is the term used to describe a national disposition towards hatred against another nation/or culture. Most often resulting in war between two nations, it has various subdivisions including fascism, nazism, racism, and sheer bloody stupidity.
It is a uniquely human concept, in that there are no recorded instances of 'see you, jimmy' amongst any other divisions of the animal kingdom e.g African Elephants v Indian Elephants, or Scottish Spiders V English Spiders.
Most notable historical instances include occurences in Germany, Australia, South Africa, England & Scotland.
Curiosly, this entirely human state of mental imbalance has led to attempts to include the other divisions of the animal kingdom by naming sporting teams after them e.g Buffalo Bulls v Pensylvannia Pit Bulls (or some such - american football names can be very confusing).
I am submitting this, as I believe the X division of the guide seems very lonely at the moment, and this is a state which can, interestingly enough, lead to instances of 'see you, jimmy' (e.g Japan, the place refered to in the published edition of the guide, etc), and would not want the guide to be in any way subjected to this form of insanity. To this end, I would encourage as many researchers as possible to examine the phenomenon of X and submit heartily and speedily any references found.
This is the term used to describe a national disposition towards hatred against another nation/or culture. Most often resulting in war between two nations, it has various subdivisions including fascism, nazism, racism, and sheer bloody stupidity.
It is a uniquely human concept, in that there are no recorded instances of 'see you, jimmy' amongst any other divisions of the animal kingdom e.g African Elephants v Indian Elephants, or Scottish Spiders V English Spiders.
Most notable historical instances include occurences in Germany, Australia, South Africa, England & Scotland.
Curiosly, this entirely human state of mental imbalance has led to attempts to include the other divisions of the animal kingdom by naming sporting teams after them e.g Buffalo Bulls v Pensylvannia Pit Bulls (or some such - american football names can be very confusing).
I am submitting this, as I believe the X division of the guide seems very lonely at the moment, and this is a state which can, interestingly enough, lead to instances of 'see you, jimmy' (e.g Japan, the place refered to in the published edition of the guide, etc), and would not want the guide to be in any way subjected to this form of insanity. To this end, I would encourage as many researchers as possible to examine the phenomenon of X and submit heartily and speedily any references found.
