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Modern society values knowledge and reason, and it also hopes that people of different ethnicities and religions can live together.

But now, in some places, the opposite is happening: people trust emotions more, do not want to listen to different opinions, and even use media and political language to portray others as “bad people.”

This will make society go backward and make prejudice stronger and stronger.

The article gives examples such as Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and Iran to show that when history is oversimplified and language is used to attack others, rational discussion decreases.

The author also says that long-term exposure to only negative information can make people fear and dislike a certain country or ethnic group, such as prejudice against Russians.

Such prejudice not only affects cultural exchange, but may also make it harder for countries to get along peacefully.

In the end, the article reminds us: if society loses knowledge, respect, and reason, prejudice can easily be used as a tool, bringing greater conflict and even danger.