Ethnocentrism: Acceptance and Tolerance of Cultural Differences

When I started writing this journal and observing people, I realized that ethnocentrism painfully exists in our everyday lives. People judge other people's color, race, religion, belief, fashion, diet, and just about everything that is different from their own reality. Somehow, this belief of one group, one idea, one faith, or one kind of lifestyle develops a fraternal bond with those whom we see akin to us. However, wars, crimes, and racism emerge from issues of alienation, ostracism, autonomy, and similar forms that manifest desire to be separated, independent, or even simply assertive. However Plato said that" knowledge does not reside in the impressions, but in our reflection upon them". My interpretation of this statement is that when we are ethnocentric, we have a limited view of things around us. Criticizing seems inherent in us even if we don't fully understand the things that we object to.