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In reply to the discussion: WHY is There so much HATE in this country??? [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)It's just a question of how much and how well it's hidden.
In perspective, our country is really more like Europe than a single country. We live in a federation of 50 states with a large population and a huge geographical area.
Notice the clash in Europe between different regions. One region is so different than the others that it's difficult to coexist. The EU is reeling because different countries have different views on just about everything. It's the same here except we have a much more powerful sovereign authority and a polarized populace. That causes conflict, heated rhetoric that emphasizes our differences, which leads to hate.
From my limited time in Japan, I saw what appeared to be a near utopia. Until I experienced it more fully. After following the country's politics, especially politicians like Hashimoto Toru and Ishihara Shintaro, I saw hatred where before I had seen so little conflict. But even so, Japan is so homogeneous and modern that it helps contain that hate. We are not homogeneous, we have a lot of differences, hence what you see as hate.
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