It's everywhere. But like with the air you breathe to survive, you're probably not aware of it. You might be a perfectly nice and descent person and you can still be acting exactly like the asshole next to you. Why? Because we depend on perceptions to grasp underlying truth.
But by just looking at the outside, you might appear to be acting on exactly the same manner. I'm not saying that makes you exactly the same as the racist asshole by your side. In this case I'd be acting like one myself, and blaming others for this decision of mine.
As for myself, before judging someone and casting your rock solid certainties upon the world, actively or not, please take a step back. Think about the consequences of going down that road. The world is still much more physical than anybody seems to care to admit. And I think this gap lies exactly on the confusion between passive rejection and actually not having prejudice. They look the same on the outside, but don't fool yourself for even a second. They are not.
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