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In reply to the discussion: WHY is There so much HATE in this country??? [View all]Hamlette
(15,415 posts)Louis CK did a great bit about this. When you have treated minorities like shit forever and you are told you will soon be in the minority, you can't think they will let bygones be bygones and treat you like the gods you think you are. Obama being elected didn't help with their fear. And fear breeds hatred. You can't imagine living in fear so you decide to hate them instead. It's the old mud sill theory. Some people have to have someone who is lesser to them so they can feel superior. Once they are in the minority they have no one.
So, you refuse to do immigration reform and try to undo all the women's lib stuff. In the hopes you can reverse it or at least stall the inevitable.
Karen Armstrong argues modernity alone leads to fundamentalism which breeds certainty which morphs into fear and victimization and ultimately hatred. We're doomed if we want to progress.