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grasswire

(50,130 posts)
4. human hatred of other humans is nothing new
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 06:15 PM
Jul 2012

The more history one reads, the more violence one sees, and the more context one has for today's ills.

As George Carlin said, that's what humans do best. We gather together in groups, and wreak havoc on other groups.

Apparently there is no solution, and apparently there is no enlightenment about to bring more peace to our specie. We haven't all evolved enough to understand that we are our own destiny and we either stand together or we kill our planet and our fellow mankind.

But I must tell you that the world since 1969 is not more hateful than previously. It's just that you and I now have the opportunity and ability to see/hear/feel what millions of others are thinking/saying/doing, in real time. That's new.

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I think Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #1
I think that has a lot to do with it, and especially the 7x24 Hate Media we RKP5637 Jul 2012 #3
I agree loyalsister Jul 2012 #5
Well said and so true! I've been amazed at the hatred in this RKP5637 Jul 2012 #2
human hatred of other humans is nothing new grasswire Jul 2012 #4
I disagree loyalsister Jul 2012 #6
your opinion grasswire Jul 2012 #7
I wasn't writing a thesis loyalsister Jul 2012 #8
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