I'm afraid of Xenoblade Chronicles, does that mean I have Xenophobia?
Xenophobia as applied in a populist context is a misnomer, as it is merely bigotry or prejudice. As a psycholgical condition it requires a totally different approach and should be treated no differently to claustrophobia, agoraphobia and arachnophobia.
It's like the difference between gynophobia (fear of women) and misogyny (hatred / prejudice towards women). One is a mental illness (Raj Koothrappali from The Big Bang Theory has/had a form of gynophobia), the other is a despicable and socially harmful attitude.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix
