The Politics of Hate 1

Please understand
or at least consider:
these people you profess to hate,
they are your neighbors.
They are the creatures closest to your culture
and way of life
and, yes, definitely
they do not agree with you
in every particular
– they may even claim hatred of you,
too.

So what is the best way to respond to them
those that spit in your face
and steal your shoes
and urinate in your coffee?
What leader would counsel hate thy neighbor?
What book is that from?

Be kinder.
The antivenin of hate
is not bigger hate
like a brush fire prevented by a larger flame.
The hate is already out.
it can’t be prevented
but it can be diminished
with a softer strategy.

Something to consider
– unless
that’s what they want you to think.

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