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I didn't make up the word xenophobia, Troy. I would argue that it is to some degree innate. In the most pristine conditions, and this includes among infants and animals, there is a natural suspicion and wariness about creatures that look different from the tribe or the herd. This can be nullified, or intensified through interaction, but the initial response is one of hesitation or caution. Does greed have to be taught? I don't know. But sharing has to be taught, and aggressiveness has to be tamed. Man is only civilized and socialized to a certain extent. Back problems are the most common chronic ailment among humans and that's because walking upright is still something they are adjusting to... Unity works when there is a common foe. But white people don't have to be united because they have a common advantage; their skin color. Black people are not monogomous when it comes to skin color or hair texture. They are diversified in many areas. In order for them to become a unified force, they'd have to adopt a common mindset. This presents a challenge. But - maybe differences can be surmounted for the common good, although Blacks on the left and Blacks on the right, lower class ones and middle class ones all seem to be miles apart. We are, indeed, an estranged family. "Hope springs eternal in the human breast.". I am old and world weary so I leave it up to the optimism of the younger generation to rescue the race from itself.