RE: Frank Discussion on Hate
May 20, 2010 at 6:00 pm
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2010 at 6:02 pm by Paul the Human.)
The word 'hate' has many connotations, that's part of the problem this discussion has going in. I hate mushrooms, for example. I don't simply dislike them. I fucking hate them. That kind of hate harms no one, so it's really a non-issue.
The kind of hatred that fuels racism, or burns at core of right wing political demonstrations, or murders abortion doctors... that kind of hatred doesn't come from any one place or cause. But what's at the heart of it? I think that's the real question Tack is asking, but I'm not sure there is an answer... unless it's fear. Each form that hatred takes is caused by different things, but fear does seem to be a factor in most of them. Fear of the unknown. Fear of that which is different. Fear of being usurped from one's place in the world. Fear of being wrong. Fear of change. Etc.
Besides... would Yoda lie?
The kind of hatred that fuels racism, or burns at core of right wing political demonstrations, or murders abortion doctors... that kind of hatred doesn't come from any one place or cause. But what's at the heart of it? I think that's the real question Tack is asking, but I'm not sure there is an answer... unless it's fear. Each form that hatred takes is caused by different things, but fear does seem to be a factor in most of them. Fear of the unknown. Fear of that which is different. Fear of being usurped from one's place in the world. Fear of being wrong. Fear of change. Etc.
Besides... would Yoda lie?
