So much hate in the world
Why So Much Hate?
I get a lot of hate mail, especially in response to columns or posts critical of Donald Trump. My post the other day on Trump and fascism brought in some beauties.
Here’s an excerpt from one of the more printable ones:
I guess to a LIBTARD FOOL such as yourself, it’s only fascism if conservatives/Republicans/Trump are in power, even though they don’t even attempt to do such things. On the other hand, to a LIBTARD, Democrats actually BEING Fascists somehow equates to “protecting democracy” (which we don’t even live in, nor have been set up to ever be in). You fucking communist sack of disgusting, lying shit!
Some of these hate letters make a half-hearted effort to engage in arguments, but most are pure venom. Where does this hate come from, and what might damp it down so that we can return to a slightly more civil democracy?
The short answer, I think, is that the haters fomented by Donald Trump especially hate liberals. And if you bother to review the history of the past century, you can see why.
Since at least the presidency of Bill Clinton, the Democrats have become the party of educated, cosm
So much is changing so fast in our culture.
One of the things that appears to be changing the most is how deeply we seem to disgust each other. Election years and global pandemics only seem to make that trend worse.
Sadly, despise is often fueled by loneliness, insecurity, and fear, and it only gets amplified online.
I long for I could say Christians were exempt from this trend. We’re not. In fact, there are a good number of Christians who are fuelling it.
A scant years back, my social feeds felt much more fun than they are now. Some days the feed is so awful I give up – it seems like an endless drone of suspicion that fuels wrath that spawns outrage that powers division.
It’s almost as though if you’re not outraged, you can’t have an opinion.
I’ve stopped monitoring some people I used to follow because, well, it’s just wearying. Sometimes it feels favor the outrage waits to spring on whatever issue seems easiest to follow. It’s a parasite looking for the next animal to suck dry.
So what’s going on? How did we complete up this way?
And is there anything that you and I can do about it?
Well, commence here. Even though some days it might f
10 Ways to Combat Hatred That’s So Prevalent in Society Today
With so much divisiveness in our world, fueled by different media, including social platforms, it’s easier than ever to hate. We hear people on the news and even in person, loudly saying, “I hate this person” or “I hate that group because they have such ridiculous ideas.”
We may seem so smug and self-assured about our views but where’s the wiggle room for some discussion and a possibility for a different feeling?
We’ve come to realize that hatred is a very strong word and an emotional suck. According to one definition, it represents intense dislike and ill will. Even when we read such words, we see black clouds emerging everywhere. To us, hatred is the ultimate in strong feelings about someone, some place, some event, and even something as mundane as food, clothing, hair styles, makeup and tattoos that’s too extreme in most cases. Of course, there are exceptions.
But the problem is that if you use such a strong word so much in everyday discussions, you may find the strong feelings that emerge can begin to eat away at your core like battery acid. What is the payoff? Usually more anguish, anger and hatred. And of
There’s a lot of hate in the world. UCLA’s scholars are asking why and what can be done
Key takeaways:
- The three-year pilot program brings together fellows from 20 disciplines across the UCLA campus.
- The first year focuses on research into myriad topics related to hate — how it manifests in the brain, online and in communities, and who is most affected.
- Findings will support new interventions in education, health care, public policy and other fields.
UCLA is launching the Initiative to Study Hate, an ambitious social impact project that brings together a broad consortium of scholars to understand and ultimately mitigate hate in its multiple forms.
Supported by a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor, researchers will undertake 23 projects this year. The three-year pilot spans topics that examine the neurobiology of hate, the impact of social media hate speech on kids, the dehumanization of unhoused individuals, racial discrimination in health care settings and more.
“Hate is so pervasive in our world that it almost seems too daunting to take up,” said David Myers, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Professor of Jewish H
When I returned from a roots journey to a small village in southern Poland, I felt a sense of satisfaction. I stood on the land where my grandfather grew up. I breathed in the air that my ancestors breathed. I felt clear and proud that my roots extend to peasants who struggled to make a living.
I came home wanting to believe that people everywhere are well-intentioned; caring for their families and helping out their neighbors, respecting the law and the golden rule. So many kind and generous people guided me on my journey to and within Poland and helped me find what I was looking for.
Truth be told, I am no longer certain what I was looking for. Certainly the satisfaction of connecting to the past, of communing with my grandfather’s spirit, of locating myself better in the present. And yet, as a Jew who has struggled to let go of inherited holocaust trauma, all the trips in the world to Germany and to Poland, even those shepherded by compassionate and gentle guides, do not and cannot release me from the awareness that once upon a time, people just like me were hated so much that many believed our kind should be exterminated. And they did just that, transforming a population of