Word: xenophobia
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...Xenophobia is sweeping the nation, and the response to the recent Democratic presidential debate has continued the pervasive focus on politics, rather than on serious policy questions...
...part of the 20th century was met with a great deal of ill will, and the existence of racist laws in our past and the popularity of quasi-nativist candidates like Pat Buchanan certainly reflect a similar “anti-other” attitude. In the past, however, xenophobia has largely been relegated to a portion of the Republican base. Today it seems to have crossed party lines. When Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo says things like “[immigrants] are coming here to kill you, and you, and me, and my grandchildren,” we must...
...only responsible plan, but when President Bush tried that—although his bill certainly had its flaws—a good portion of the country stood vehemently in opposition. But if we ever hope to find a solution, now is the time for voters to shed their xenophobia and confront harsh realities...
...early signs are that Dubai's NASDAQ deal will not meet the kind of congressional opposition--part security concerns, part xenophobia--that last year forced a Dubai entity, DP World, to sell its control of U.S. port operations. If the deal goes through, the government-controlled Borse Dubai would get 5% of the voting rights and two seats on NASDAQ's 16-member board. Dubai will also get the 28% share that NASDAQ holds in the London Stock Exchange (LSE). In the past year, Dubai companies have also gambled on a $5billion investment for a 9.5% share...
...some 3,000 dead. Nor do army leaders perceive threats to their authority coming only from inside the country. "Than Shwe grew up under colonial occupation by the British and the Japanese," says Thailand-based Burmese military analyst Win Min, "so he is a nationalist to the point of xenophobia [who] believes military rule is the only way to keep the country independent." Indeed, in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 1, Burma's Foreign Minister Nyan Win blamed the protests on elements "outside the country who wish to ... take advantage of the chaos that would follow...