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Originally Posted by Sahara
People naturally categorize people, things, experiences, etc... It's natural. However, some people have an 'us' against 'them' mentality and if those who fall in a different category as them become the enemy (or a threat in some way). The response to that is negative stereotypes. Those sterotypes get perpetuated by followers who just repeat what they're told and can't think for themselves. Unfortunately, this world seems to be made up of mostly those kind of people.
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This applies to org membership too. Some people take the (supposed to be
friendly) rivalry thing too far.
But that's a different topic.