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7. I certainly agree injustice is born out of hate, but hate is born out of fear.

Fear of being less important, fear of getting less than their fair share, fear of the unknown and on and on.

I read an interesting article today (I am not endorsing it) that does make one think:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/09/why-liberals-arent-as-tolerant-as-they-think-215114

Possibly liberals are as hateful of the other side as the conservatives are of us. I'm not saying I agree with it, but the polarization of America is undeniable.

I don't think all conservatives are inherently evil in their views, but I do think conservatism born out of fear is going to make people adopt a more self-centered view of the world. If I see myself as a victim, I am more likely to rationalize the victimization others. Another timely article says that the Trump votes were not so much motivated by economics as by cultural anxiety (tribalism). Even fear of losing privilege is apparently enough to engender hate in some.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/white-working-class-trump-cultural-anxiety/525771/?utm_source=twb

So in the end, I think that somehow fear, hate and even indifference are inextricably intertwined. Love and openness takes a lot of courage.