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TygrBright

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23. Hate is ALWAYS based in fear.
Tue Jun 6, 2023, 01:51 PM
Jun 2023

Not necessarily fear of the hate object (or type of person) themselves. A lot of times the track of hate within is twisty as hell, and leads down to a fundamental sense of something like "fear that I'll never live up to my parents' expectations of how successful I should be" or "fear that people won't think I'm good enough" or "fear that if my status is reduced I will be exposed as a miserable loser".

ALWAYS.

It's ALWAYS fear-based.

And for the past several decades, the quickest path to political and media success has been "Make people afraid", so it's hardly surprising that we have so much hate, based in fear, in our current cultural milieu.

wearily,
Bright

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There seems to be a segment of humanity CrispyQ Jun 2023 #1
I think differently inthewind21 Jun 2023 #3
I've noticed two varieties of this. grumpyduck Jun 2023 #7
Big segment, though, not just that particularly outstanding subset. Hortensis Jun 2023 #8
Ask their magat lord Orange Turdleroy. He's the pathologically hateful fuck that they Comfortably_Numb Jun 2023 #2
You nailed it. newdayneeded Jun 2023 #4
And President Obama was 1000 times the man any of their magat asses will ever be. They know it Comfortably_Numb Jun 2023 #5
Because inthewind21 Jun 2023 #6
They can't stand other people simply living their lives, not bothering anyone IronLionZion Jun 2023 #9
Another context free thread referring to some important recent event we are not cool enough to know. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #10
Sure, I'll add context newdayneeded Jun 2023 #12
Their "humour" is unsophisticated. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #18
How have they been taught this level of hate? LisaM Jun 2023 #11
Manipulated by radical right propaganda. CaptainTruth Jun 2023 #13
They have mastered doublethink gratuitous Jun 2023 #14
I think that's what bugs me the most. newdayneeded Jun 2023 #19
This. mgardener Jun 2023 #15
Answer #1. Too damn much thatcrowwoman Jun 2023 #16
Bedroom busybodies on parade. calimary Jun 2023 #17
They're obssessed with things that have no effect on their lives Johnny2X2X Jun 2023 #20
Buddhist psychology vlyons Jun 2023 #21
Probably one where they've been... SomedayKindaLove Jun 2023 #22
Hate is ALWAYS based in fear. TygrBright Jun 2023 #23
I don't know, but this is the kind of thing that leads to hate crimes and mass murder. Initech Jun 2023 #24
and they call US "snowflakes" Skittles Jun 2023 #25
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