The death of merit is the birth of corruption and corrupt practices lead to lawlessness. Racism, nepotism, favoritism are the societal harms rusting the collective efficiency and efficacy of the society. They inflict retardation in social progression and advancement in the arena of socio-economic uplift. One of the mightiest problems Afghan society is facing today is racism or racial discrimination –a hindrance on the path to progress. Can our leaders replace it with meritocracy? A billion dollar question yet to be responded.

The fact is racism is a certain kind of prejudice, based on faulty reasoning and inflexible generalizations towards a specific group. The word prejudice comes from the Latin noun Praejudicium, which means a judgment based on previous decisions formed before the facts were known. If a person allows their prejudiced beliefs to block the progress of another, it is discrimination. Those who exclude all members of a race from certain types of employment, housing, political rights, educational opportunities, or a social interactions are guilty of racial discrimination.

Racism is an unmerited fear or dislike of a people because of their ethnic heritage. When color is not a reason, other reasons such as language, religion, nationality, education, sex, or age become the reason of prejudice.
Sociologists, historians, anthropologists and archeologists believe racial discrimination happens more often and most harshly when two groups with different skin colors and unique physical features come into contact with each other and the two compete for the same thing.

History shows that all attempts at a racial dominance result in conflict and avoidance. But, some communities without disturbed racial conflict can take advantage of all its citizens’ potential and move towards elimination.

Our hate is caused by witnessing the behavior of unfavorable feeling toward a person without actual facts and the verbal abuse that we get almost every day of our lives (if not us, then there is someone in the world being hurt right this very minute.). The most effective way which I believe this issue can start to be stopped is by talking it out rationally without involving racism at that point in time and bringing everybody together as equal as the next.

Africans were brought to the colonies and forced to work a lifetime for no wages. The master took all the profits to save the small amount he used to provide food, clothing and shelter for his slaves. Without being able to read or write, the first Africans in America had no defense against the refusal of their people. The dehumanization of the African-American slave stands out as one of the most brutal and savage torture in history.
Not being able to defend yourself against an injury that people can put a person through, can scare you for life. We need to see what the world is doing to each other and instead of turning to violence or some other kind of defense to get even. It would be easier if we just come together as one and help the people who are discriminated against in understanding that they are not what persons say they are.

From birth to about age twelve, children collect information about their world. They learn from many ways including their school, family, neighbors, friends, and the community. They also get information from books, movies, television, and other media. From this information they gain beliefs, attitudes, and opinions.

An opinion is a belief that is stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge. Attitudes are feelings and emotions held toward a person, idea, or things. Attitude, opinions and the way we treat people are based on our beliefs. If beliefs are prejudiced, then our attitude and behavior will be the same. Racism is a belief based on faulty reasoning, misconceptions, and generalizations. Stereotyping is an exaggerated belief associated with a group. It is produced by name calling, racial slurs, and jokes.

Victims of prejudice often develop a faulty belief in the same way children learn to be prejudiced. They learn to protect themselves by creating self defenses essential to their survival. A slur directed at a particular ethnic group is likely to get these results in a confrontation: pain, anger, shame, hostility, guilt and embarrassment. Students admitted that they had used racial slurs when angered. I have noticed in our own school, that the students tell racial jokes and use ethnic names but they say that they don’t mean what they say it’s just for humor’s sake.

Racism is an emotionally charged subject. If you have ever been discriminated against, you know it is difficult to think or act calmly. The first reaction is to attack. But it is only fair when taking a stand against racism or discrimination that you state your case directly, fairly, and accurately, using facts, and evidence to support your claims. Before you can take a stand against racism and race discrimination, you need to know what it is, how it develops, and how to recognize it in you and others. Up to the point of life which we are in now, we don’t even realize what we say, the jokes we tell or the music we listen to. Some think of some major issues as a joke but really there is always someone being hurt whether they show it or not.

Today we stand for equality, justice and freedom. The 2001 Durban Declaration and Program of Action – a document at the centre of the international community's efforts to prevent, combat and eradicate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance – urges States, in cooperation with intergovernmental organizations, the International Olympic Committee and international and regional sports federations, to intensify the fight against racism in sport .

In a resolution of 2010, the UN Human Rights Council urged States to prevent, combat and address all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the context of sporting events.

The UNESCO Charter of Physical Education and Sport states that "every human being has a fundamental right of access to physical education and sport." The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Each year 21st March (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) reminds us of our collective responsibility for promoting and protecting these ideals.

Both sports and human rights share many fundamental values and objectives. The principles underpinning the Olympic Charter, such as non-discrimination and equality, are also the bedrock of human rights. The Olympic Charter notes that the "goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity."

According to the UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace, well-designed sport activities that incorporate the best values of sport – self-discipline, respect for one's opponent, fair play, and teamwork – can help integrate marginalized groups and teach individuals the values necessary to prevent and resolve social tensions and conflicts.