Being different has always been an issue for societies. Most have shown great hatred for anyone that is seen as different that what they perceive to be normal. While other cultures have not only embraced differences, they have created an amazing culture based on their peoples different backgrounds melding together. In the end, humans are stronger together than separate. Working together and using our strengths to cover others weaknesses allows them to do the same for us. The problem is simple, greed. Humanity has always had an issue with greed and a small group of people obsessed with being seen as superior to the rest of humanity. We have everything from pure bloods to religions giving people the blessings of beings that nobody can see or hear. Just about every major country in the world is run based on the premise that we must compete and beat one another at all costs cause if we don't we can't survive. This is actually easy to disprove. However, most people have been taught competition is the only way to go and cooperation makes you weak. This has been beat into them from birth and many people can't fathom a world where we don't compete to the point that many suffer and die needlessly.
Hatred toward people that are deemed different has been around since the beginning of human history. Forcing people to do things has been normal too. Wars were traditionally used as a legit excuse to enslave people. Traditionally nationality was what determined the slave. Conquered people were captured and enslaved. It wasn't until black people from Africa were taken to America that it became all about race. So, how did this all happen? How did we get to where we are today, and why do some people say we are slaves without the chains?
Slavery was a popular way to legally discriminate. Since it was apart of the civilized world, people just accepted it and hoped they didn't become a slave themselves. However, slavery was not the only form of discrimination there was. Being different was more than where you were from. For many cultures who your sexual partner was also played a big role in how people viewed you. Some cultures like the Romans weren't technically against homosexuality they just looked down on the partner that chose to receive. It was unheard of for a Roman to receive but completely normal for a Roman man to have his way with a slave or a foreigner. Sex was used a weapon and the penetrator was seen as the dominant one in every aspect of life. Today, there is a big push for LGBTQ people to be viewed as equals to heterosexuals. Many try to brush this off as a new age thing and pretend that being Homosexual is a new thing. However, history says this way of life has been normal since the beginning of every major culture. How they viewed it and handled it has differed from one culture to the other.
