Excellent post. Thank you. Whenever I see the signs posted in front of houses that say "hate has no home here", I chuckle because I know they actually hate people who disagree with their political views.
While this cautionary statement may not apply to hatred of mosquitos, one need only look at the projection that hate mongers have where they accuse the people they hate of doing what they do.
So we have "Narco Rubio" kidnapping "drug dealers".
We have nations that accuse their enemies of raising their children to hate them, while killing those same children.
An adult way of living requires loving "truth". Truth needs to be examined and put to the test. Truth is a journey to a destination that you never quite reach. Truth requires the humility to admit that you do not have all the answers and the curiousity to keep seeking what lies over then next hill.
Instead of truth seekers, in this time we have an elite class that is everything that they accuse those they hate of being.
Thought- provoking. I am definitely wary of the anti- hate language. Similar to the term “anti- racism”,I feel like it tilts all our thinking in a negative direction, focussing on what we are against instead of the careful work of what we are for. I also want to talk about anti- semitism, while I agree that there is nothing racist in opposing Israel’s govt actions, I do think the rhetoric used often leans towards Anti- Semitism. I see posters in my town that say Fuck Israel. This doesn’t lead us to nuance, thinking of Israelis ( here or there) as people, or asking complicated questions about what best policies should be- it just asks for blind hatred. That said, I want safety, peace, and healing across the region, I just wanted to note why compassionate people might be concerned ( without name- calling) about Anti- Semitism.
Excellent post. Thank you. Whenever I see the signs posted in front of houses that say "hate has no home here", I chuckle because I know they actually hate people who disagree with their political views.
You become what you hate.
While this cautionary statement may not apply to hatred of mosquitos, one need only look at the projection that hate mongers have where they accuse the people they hate of doing what they do.
So we have "Narco Rubio" kidnapping "drug dealers".
We have nations that accuse their enemies of raising their children to hate them, while killing those same children.
An adult way of living requires loving "truth". Truth needs to be examined and put to the test. Truth is a journey to a destination that you never quite reach. Truth requires the humility to admit that you do not have all the answers and the curiousity to keep seeking what lies over then next hill.
Instead of truth seekers, in this time we have an elite class that is everything that they accuse those they hate of being.
Interesting …
Thought- provoking. I am definitely wary of the anti- hate language. Similar to the term “anti- racism”,I feel like it tilts all our thinking in a negative direction, focussing on what we are against instead of the careful work of what we are for. I also want to talk about anti- semitism, while I agree that there is nothing racist in opposing Israel’s govt actions, I do think the rhetoric used often leans towards Anti- Semitism. I see posters in my town that say Fuck Israel. This doesn’t lead us to nuance, thinking of Israelis ( here or there) as people, or asking complicated questions about what best policies should be- it just asks for blind hatred. That said, I want safety, peace, and healing across the region, I just wanted to note why compassionate people might be concerned ( without name- calling) about Anti- Semitism.