How Can People Hate Other People They Don't Even Know? [View all]
I've never understood that. They might hate people who look different than they do. They might hate people who do not speak the same language they do. They might hate people who have different body parts than they do or who use those parts differently.
They might hate people who don't worship the same deities as themselves, or who worship no deities at all They might hate people who treat other people differently than they do. They might even hate people who drive a different kind of car than they do, or support some different sports team, for goodness' sake.
Somehow, I can't hate someone I don't even know. I can only hate people I do know if they are hateful to others. And even then, I'm going to cut them some slack in hopes they stop doing that. I can hate people who harm other people out of blind hatred. I do hate people who do that.
But, I have to think long and hard before committing to hating anyone. I have to have full justification for that emotion. Hate is a self-destructive emotion. It is best avoided altogether.
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