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We live in a very fearful culture, and in our fear, we search for an explanation. Why am I afraid? Why is the world so frightening? Who or what is responsible for my insecurity? These questions create the perfect conditions for politicians, media personalities, and even religious leaders to amass followers by explaining who is to blame for our fear. The easiest answer is, “Those people.” We identify a group that is different from our own and blame them for our troubles. “If those people” — we are told — “would just leave, change, or stay in the shadows, then everything would be better.”