A PORTRAIT OF A RADICAL PERSON
by Marcello Lezzi-Italy
A radicalized person is a person who rejects every
idea that is far from his own.
If you contradict his mindset, even through
objective reasoning, he will get angry and he can
also verbally attack you.
You can't change his mind, he is always right in
his mind, especially if his thinking is based on
dogmas.
radicalized person is isolated from the rest of the
world, he always spends time with other
radicalized people, because they are the only
people who can understand his mind.
Why categorising people matters?
Martyna Zając-Italy
Have you ever judged someone
based only on his appearance,
skin color or outfit? If so, it
does not surprise me .
As research shows - Categoriz-
ing people is incredibly attrac-
tive to the human mind. We do
this based on our past experi-
ences, beliefs and common
opinions.
If we live in a place where most
people categorize - we do the
same. If from our childhood we
were presented with someone's
opinion, for example about the
color of the skin - we remember
it in the future.
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As the scientists say, „the
stereotype is used as a form
thanks to which it is possible to
save time and resources while
getting to know newly encoun-
tered people.‖
No wonder it happens so often.
But we should remember that
this type of behavior often has
many consequences. In many
countries wars break out be-
cause of social and religious
beliefs. Categorizing people
also leads to increased levels of
racism and aggression towards
other people. Assessing others
makes them feel worse, unnec-
essary and useless.
Before we judge someone, we
should remember that someday
we can also be in a situation in
which we will be criticized for
what we are.