Reading about the death of Ben Bakers family members in Haiti in an OP here.

[Cassandra325]

30. There is an epidemic of hate these days ...

not only racial hatred but also hatred of people of various religious (and non-religious) beliefs. Hatred of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Palestinians, Atheists, etc.)
Not only the far right but also the far left is expressing this kind of hate and bigotry. Maybe the left is doing this as a reaction to Trump and far-right extremism.

What Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about hatred:
"Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction."

My condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, and to the people of Haiti. I hope they can find a way out of the darkness and violence.