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In reply to the discussion: Love to members of DU's LGBTQ community and their supporters [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)185. In my view, it's a matter of critical mass ...
... I say "love trumps hate", not because it instantly neutralizes hate in the face of it. That has never happened. It takes a much higher order of sustained effort.
My sister has a saying... Go ahead... Kill me. I'll only be dead, meaning, any actor will be left with hate until it consumed them. She's gone through a lot in life. I truly believe THAT attitude deflates the intention.
Doesn't seem possible at this point, yet, I believe it's true that hate would burn out far faster than what we'd LIKE to do in response to domestic terrorism and hate crimes.
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You're welcome. It's little enough, but on a message board, I don't know what else to do.
merrily
Jun 2016
#69
This is a terrible, terrible tragedy. The LGBT community has my sincere condolences.
kairos12
Jun 2016
#111
What happened was indeed horrible. I hope the DU community is intact. Thank you.
merrily
Jun 2016
#160
I don't know if love always trumps hate. I know love is better than hate, both for
merrily
Jun 2016
#167