What do you think drives someone to be a racist?

@Torsten I had to look up what is considered modern “racism”, and even after looking it up, in my opinion, racism is racism whether it is considered to be a modern form of it or not. I can’t answer for the person who posted the question but it is my opinion that our environment can influence a person but it is still a person’s choice. What drives anyone to think negatively about another is usually the negative impact that person has had, same with society and cultures, but these are still driven by every individual’s choices.

@Luckylu i just made up that term really. When i say modern racism, i say it as fake racism. Its people using their race and claiming to be victim for internet clout.
I think when it comes to that, a lot of people see being a victim as a easy way to get attention and social points from certain types of people.
Its fake racism for attention to sum it up.

Real racism i dont have a answer for. It could be how they were raised or some sort of event that happened in their lives that twisted them up to be that way, Or it could just be that we are not all just meant to get along and being different separates us. People dont like to admit to that but its the truth. maybe we are just not so tolerant as we are told we should and in some cases a fair few people are on a whole other level with that and it turned to full on hatred

@Torsten You might have thought you made up the term, but there really is a thing called “modern racism” see: https://pearnkandola.com/insights/what-is-modern-racism-how-and-why-racism-has-mutated/ this time of racism is insipid and dangerous because it is hidden and allowed to happen without restraint.

Unfortunately, in making up a term, without explaining what it means to you, it left me with thinking you meant what this article talks about. Unfortunately, some children are influenced greatly by their parental and societal belief’s. And they never break themselves out of it. I am not one of them, though I went through a period of time trying to belief as they do (religion) but never wanted to be like they were with their prejudices. Eventually, I even threw off their religion and found my own spirituality. I used to worry that maybe I had raised my daughter incorrectly by not raising her in any religion like I had been but she has disavowed me of that notion. My raising her to not believe in any certain way regarding religion or races allows her to think freely and make her own opinions. Like me she chooses to look at the individual and their choices and not at groups and cultures to form an opinion. When they say the best way we can change this world is by first looking at ourselves and changing who we are, this really is the core of how to change our society, but there has to be enough people who are willing to go against the grain of prejudice, racism, bigotry, all those negative opinions and see people as individuals. If enough people set an example and stand up for those being mistreated, more will do so and this world will change but governments and large corporations, and religions don’t want that to happen. They work hard at keeping us in fear so they can control us. Doing what I suggest means they will no longer be able to control us. But I speak hypothetically and with my head in the clouds because I don’t see this ever happenings with the way things are going.

@Luckylu i dont disagree with you at all on that. Problem is though modern racism and yeah i didnt know that was a actual term but either way, people have made being racist today mean essentially nothing. its like the boy who cried wolf type of thing. People get accused of being racist over the stupidest things today that its devalued what it actually means to be racist and takes attention away from real racism.

I am sure you're a great parent and if you felt not raising your child on religion was right for you and her, im sure thats exactly what it was. All we can do is follow our own instincts and what we feel is best as a parent i think.
I do think a lot of people raise their children on religion and that can affect them in some way such as Christianity for example with homosexuals.

I did raise my child on my religion though but never in a forceful way, I did what my father did with me and my siblings. i taught him all about it but made it very clear he is very welcome to go find his own beliefs and he will always have my full support with that. So he knows my beliefs but always knows that they dont have to be his. Turns out it clicked with him also and believes as i do but it happened with me not forcing it and letting him choose his own path.

Going back to racism though, people are never not going to accept everyone. We are just not built that way and its the same with animals. I personally think all life, in some ways or the other just dont fully accept difference. Its just all our nature.
It sucks for sure and who knows maybe i am wrong, its just a theory of mine after all