Ghettos have their own characteristics and consequences :
be they physical. social, intellectual or mental, those who live in them always nurture projection of themselves or world around them that are more imaginary than true.

In the ghettos of the intellect and idealistic theories, there are a lot of intertolerant and racist people who do not realize that they are.

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