“Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
For more than a decade Americans have been in full hate mode. We have never been really nice people, however since September 11, 2001, we have just been off the chain with hatred. Just in case you did not know, war is not a happy act. War breeds hate on all sides. We have killed, bombed, kidnapped, indefinitely detained, raided homes, tortured and vilified Muslims all over the world. We are not spreading sunshine. Most people will not like you, if you kill their family members.
The solider in Afghanistan who killed all those people in that village, is not a fluke. We want to think of the violence that soldiers perpetrate is like a light switch; something you can turn off and on at will. But violence and hate do not work like that. Once you turn it on, it is hard to turn it off.
Trayvon Martin was killed because a crazy, uber-paranoid racist (he made 46 calls to Sanford police in 15 months) decided a black teenager walking is inherently dangerous and that it was his duty to kill him. It is hard to image that anyone is safe while George Zimmerman is allowed to walk the streets. Anyone who would stalk a child, accost him and shoot him is a danger to everyone.
Republican men are waging a war on women. Their leader, Rush Limbaugh, in his most recent misogynist rant called a woman a slut and a prostitute for daring to want to have her opinion heard. The current climate of hate clearly emboldens people of his ilk to say out loud all the things they have in their twisted minds.
What has surprised me the most since 2009 are the large numbers of people that are filled with rage against women, minorities, the dreaded liberals, atheists, and the LGBT community. This hatred and rage is everywhere. People always want to say that they are not racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, etc but I don’t buy it any more. There are too many people saying and writing too many horrible things. Too many people think it is okay to hate people and not just to hate but to spread their hatred in all available formats.
I have been naive about the level of racism and overall hatred in America. I always knew there were people who hated me just because I am a woman and because I am black, I just never knew there were so many people like this. I thought, like many people, that these people were just relics of the past and in time as people became more enlightened things would change. Things are changing: the situation is getting worse.
Below are a few examples of hate that exist in America. You will notice that a lot of these haters are young people. For years our children have been absorbing our various hatreds and now all that carelessly disseminated hate has blossomed into ugly and violent fruit.
Warning: There is profanity in many of the videos.
Feeling the Love in Jerusalem: This video is early in the Obama Presidency (2009). The people are mostly American Jewish young adults who seem to have no problem being racist or ignorant. I always find it disconcerting when Jewish people are racist since racism against Jews has had devastating effects on them.
Feeling the Love in Jerusalem from Joseph Dana on Vimeo.
Bill Maher's Mississippi video: This video was made in 2012. Again people have no problem being racist or ignorant. My favorite line: "It's not because he's black, cause he's a half-breed."
Two girls bashing their black classmates: At one point they mention that they hope no one from their school sees that video. I guess their ignorance extends to them not knowing that when you put something on the internet, people you know might see it. Hatred led them to make this video.
Two girls in Arizona ranting about Hispanics: They clearly felt it was their duty to make a video expressing their hatred. By the way, Mexicans were in Arizona first; Arizona was a part of Mexico and acquired by the United States 1853. Other states that were Spanish colonies: California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and Florida.
UCLA Student's Racist Rant against Asians: She felt it was necessary to make fun of Asians at her university. She also believes that Asians talking in the library is they only thing standing between her and an epiphany. "I don't mean this toward my friends, just random people I don't know."
The amazing racist abuses Muslims at a local Mosque: From 2011, the guy is making fun of Muslims because he thinks it’s funny. It’s not funny.
Racist Woman Slaps Mailman: A women slaps her black postman because she thinks it is her right to do it. Luckily the mail carrier recorded her because I am sure that she would have turned it around on him, if he didn’t have proof of her actions.
Why I Hate Barack Obama! Pastor Steven Anderson Sermon: A little religious hatred from 2009 inciting violence.
i hate obama episode one: A video from 2010 by some guy who hates Obama. FYI... The residence of the president of the United States did not start out as the White House. In the early years of its occupancy by the Adamses and Jeffersons, it was called the President's House. It took a proclamation by Theodore Roosevelt in 1901 to officially designate it the White House.
Why I Hate Barack Obama!: From 2011, this guy has a very important message about currency valuation and trees. Ignorance is scary. FYI...the US Dollar has had a low value compared to other currencies since 2003.
Why homosexuality is wrong: A video from 2011 from Tiki. She doesn’t agree with homosexuality because if god had wanted it, god would have made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. That’s the science. Not really. And she is not gay so she can’t comprehend it. My favorite part: God did not give us dildos.
How will we turn off their hate? Is it even possible to turn down the hate? It may be possible but we all have to work at it. Racism, religion and attitudes toward sex will destroy American if we do not all check ourselves.What will America become in the future? It is hard to tell but the way things are trending, I believe we are doomed. I'd like to know what you think, please leave a comment.
Peace and ciao for now,
Fobbsie
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