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.
Sometimes I read an article I think should be broadcast everywhere until people actually comprehend it's content. This is definitely one of them. I felt like I had been waiting for someone to say this. If not merely to share this view it seems few ever think about, then at least to know someone can sift out the meaningful nuance without tripping on all of the triggers this topic carries.
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.
Don't hate the hate, hate the game! The hate speech thing is shallow. If you hate your neighbour and just avoid them, that's fine, it's when you kick his door in and bash his skull in is the problem. Most people are quite reasonable. Most people aren't heavily influenced by someone's hate of Marmite that they burn the factory down.
I once asked an Antifa guy whether the passionate opposition to an ideology wouldn't risk itself becoming tyrannical because it was largely the passionate belief in untruths that drove the fascists to commit atrocities rather than the ideology itself. He responded... Passionately... It was 2012.
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.
Sometimes I read an article I think should be broadcast everywhere until people actually comprehend it's content. This is definitely one of them. I felt like I had been waiting for someone to say this. If not merely to share this view it seems few ever think about, then at least to know someone can sift out the meaningful nuance without tripping on all of the triggers this topic carries.
Thank you for wrighting this.
I loved it.
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.
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.
Don't hate the hate, hate the game! The hate speech thing is shallow. If you hate your neighbour and just avoid them, that's fine, it's when you kick his door in and bash his skull in is the problem. Most people are quite reasonable. Most people aren't heavily influenced by someone's hate of Marmite that they burn the factory down.
As above, so below. Great article.
I once asked an Antifa guy whether the passionate opposition to an ideology wouldn't risk itself becoming tyrannical because it was largely the passionate belief in untruths that drove the fascists to commit atrocities rather than the ideology itself. He responded... Passionately... It was 2012.
I'll never shake that memory...
Interesting …