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RicePaddy  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Voat is working for now

As long as people are around we will find some reason to segregate into groups and hate one another. Historically, hating large groups of people is something humans are very good at. Is it normal? Yes, in that the "us-them" mentality has been around for a long time. Do I agree with it? No. Not at all, and we should all as individuals try our best to eliminate that "us-them" mentality from ourselves.

You're right, I can't argue that hating on a group of people is okay and that is not what I'm arguing at all. Where did you see me make that argument?

In everyday life people will hate you for no reason whatsoever. As a brown guy I get racist comments hurled at me on the street all the time. Is it okay? No. It isn't. However, since when did "sticks and stones" stop being applicable? People can say or think what they like. Thought crime doesn't exist. As soon as it turns into action is where problems arise.