[jkarolyi]

>fear

Indeed...but that fear is often well-founded and justified. Look at the crime statistics broken down by race, and tell me you wouldn't be prejudiced seeing someone of that race in a dark alley in the inner city.

To me, racism and bigotry are bred when one is surrounded by people who perpetuate the negative stereotypes attached their race, ie in a crime-ridden inner city. If one lives in an area where members of that race do not perpetuate the stereotypes, i.e. they're responsible law-abiding folks, racism disappears.