Racism
A toxic cocktail of rank stupidity and tribal malice. To think that one is better than others simply because of superficial qualities like religion or skin color, or sexual preference for that matter, is beyond stupid. Add to that pure malice, in the desire to team up with superficially like persons to oppress and harm others is just ugly, ugly, and obnoxious.
Clearly the forces of stupidity and malice have regrouped and pushed back. We must likewise adapt. We need to swing this pendulum back quickly and forcefully. We have no time to feel sorry for ourselves. When in a fight you don't tap someone lightly or taunt, you hit them as hard and fast as you can in the most vulnerable spot you can and then you do it again and again.
New ideas anyone? Where are they most vulnerable? The fact that they are themselves a minority, and a dwindling one, is a glaring weakness.
