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Xenophobia is hostility towards oneself. Its roots must be sought in childhood. Hatred towards strangers is always related to hatred towards oneself. If we want to understand why people make others suffer and despise them, we must first deal with the things within ourselves that we detest. We want to silence this part of us by destroying the stranger that reminds us of it. But if we are to understand the
If everything that determines human development is made alien, what is left to ensure human development?

In today's world, where xenophobia and neo-nationalism are rapidly on the rise again, Gruen offers us the opportunity to understand the reasons for this situation by "listening and understanding with a third ear" and giving examples of Hitler and other Nazi officers. Why do people allow the thin but obvious layer between civilization and culture, barbarity and savagery to be torn away so quickly? Gruen tries to put us in a position to contribute to the future of humanity as individuals by making us discover the unknown, foreign aspects of our emotions.

“Another groundbreaking book from Arno Gruen.”
The Press

“Slim, but heavy... A political book with no hidden secrets... Every sentence contains a thought, but this
Not a single word was used extra when expressing the thoughts.”
The Spiegel

“The best social-psychology review since Eric Fromm.”
The New York Times