Xenophobia

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Xenophobia is a form of racism which claims that the local (but not always native) inhabitants of a land are superior to non-locals or immigrants.

Similarly to racism, capitalism uses xenophobia to defend itself because there is no rational way to defend inequality and exploitation.[1]

References

  1. Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Colonial Fascism' (p. 104). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.