I don't think StarTrek's version of multi-culturalism was entirely wrong.
I look at it similar to how Asians were treated in the US during the early 1900's. Asians in California were treated quite bad, while they weren't in Texas. The reason for the discrepancy is that the Chinese in California were competing for resources among Californians, while the Japanese in Texas were there to farm rice, something no Texans were doing at the time. The Japanese were not stepping on Texan toes, and so were largely welcomed in Texas.
Racism is a product of competition. When two groups are competing for the same resources, they'll fight. When they aren't, they likely get along.
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐠 /
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2024-03-22 00:03:16
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