Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24256580-20131206011928

I understand the Dunmer-Argonian mutual hatred, slavery + close geographic location = revenge, sweet bloody revenge. But my simple question is, why do the Nords hate argonians? Some of you will say 'hate' is a strong word, but I'm using it in the sense of an irrational negative emotion that once it takes root, is dificult to reason out of a person. What conflicts have the Nords & Argonians had, because I can't find any real friction between the two. It could be a few things:

1. Distrust- fear what you don't know and what looks different, and the beast races have a very distinct appearance

2. Competition- in the real world, competing for resources or jobs is one of the kickstarters of intolerance. In other words, if you have a dominant population that is French but poor, for example, having an immigrant community come in that is German, let's say, will make the French feel threatened, like "they're gonna steal our jobs/women/gold/land/etc".

3. Overprotectiveness- that feeling of 'we've been invaded and burned before, so it's best not to welcome strangers in with open arms, lest they burn down our village behind our back.' Actually happened. See Night of Tears 