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sarisataka

(18,656 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:01 PM Mar 2015

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Quick Question... Why should people hate people?

Why judge individuals based on a cherry picked group?
I'm willing to bet every color of the human rainbow has had some individuals who have been paragons of virtue and some who were down right evil.

Rather than creating categories to lump people into shouldn't we focus on institutions, laws, customs and mores that promote any group over another?

We can judge individuals as we meet them. Their actions will define them more than their color.

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Quick Question... Why should people hate people? (Original Post) sarisataka Mar 2015 OP

If people want to hate people they'll find a reason -- even if they have to make one up. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #1

People are People Coventina Mar 2015 #2

My favorite line: sarisataka Mar 2015 #3

Mine too! GMTA!! Coventina Mar 2015 #4

When people hate entire racial groups bad things tend to happen. Like war and genocide. Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #5

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

1. If people want to hate people they'll find a reason -- even if they have to make one up.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:05 PM

Mar 2015

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

2. People are People

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:07 PM

Mar 2015

sarisataka

(18,656 posts)

3. My favorite line:

Reply to Coventina (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:14 PM

Mar 2015

I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fist

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

4. Mine too! GMTA!!

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:17 PM

Mar 2015

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

5. When people hate entire racial groups bad things tend to happen. Like war and genocide.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:21 PM

Mar 2015

Hating racism or racists is one thing but denouncing entire races is quite another.

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