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19. If we want to *end* hate, we must understand its root causes
Mon Apr 28, 2014, 03:25 AM
Apr 2014

And until we do so, progress will not be made.

Of course you refuse to believe that some people are ignorant, because you fill in what you don't know with your imagination. Go read Stormfront and see that there is a consensus opinion that Jews have a stranglehold on all "White countries", which they are using to intentionally destroy the White race, which ultimately will lead to the downfall of mankind. Heck, if I believed that some group of people really was destroying mankind, I'd be fighting them too. It's all about perspective, and they have a perspective which is based in faulty logic, misinformation, and all kinds of garbage, BUT if you fail to look at these people as human beings and instead some hellspawn that have a one-track mind of HATE!... nothing will ever be solved.

It is true that we can whip up a social pressure to tar-and-feather so-called "haters" and at least we won't see much vocal display in public, but internalized feelings are sometimes more dangerous than externalized ones, and I think part of the problem is we are so caught up in political correctness that people don't speak their mind on certain issues, allowing misconceptions to fester within our minds. If we want to do our fair share, we should make it our role to actually pave the way to a new non-racist (rather than anti-racist) society and reach out our hands to the racists rather than invoke their fighting spirits. Maybe I live in a fantasy hippie world, but I really think peace and love can be contagious.

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"With the Internet feuling hate" Scootaloo Apr 2014 #1
. Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #2
Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #4
Wow, why even sign up to Stormfront? joshcryer Apr 2014 #6
If anyone has the jury results, I'd like to see 'em. joshcryer Apr 2014 #11
Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #15
In order to understand hate, it's best to observe it first-hand anti partisan Apr 2014 #17
Why would I need to observe it to understand it? joshcryer Apr 2014 #18
If we want to *end* hate, we must understand its root causes anti partisan Apr 2014 #19
If you thought a race was destroying society you'd fight them? joshcryer Apr 2014 #20
It's not possible anti partisan Apr 2014 #21
Nothing to see here... joshcryer Apr 2014 #5
oh, I'm not arguing that, josh Scootaloo Apr 2014 #7
To think they are mere trolls is to be naive. joshcryer Apr 2014 #9
Thanks for this. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #3
I don't go a day without seeing "anti-Jewish" commentary. joshcryer Apr 2014 #8
While I think a lot of antisemitism and other racism is the result of the economic crisis... LeftishBrit Apr 2014 #10
That is very true. Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #12
Universal Scapegoat latrun Apr 2014 #13
welcome to DU. Are you saying that because there are so many "different" descriptors accurately uppityperson Apr 2014 #14
Looks like you touched a raw nerve. William769 Apr 2014 #16
Maybe I haven't had enough coffee, but I still can't tell what happened up thread. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #23
To stay within community standards all I will say is this. William769 Apr 2014 #24
DU rec...nt SidDithers Apr 2014 #22
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