Politics of Hate

There is a lot of finger-pointing right now about who is to blame for the division and hate we’re seeing.

The simple truth is that, over the past few decades, all political parties and leaders have contributed to this division—perhaps not intentionally, but undeniably. They’ve helped create an environment where lying is rewarded, truth is dismissed as propaganda, and honest disagreement is treated as a betrayal. This environment is the foundation of the hate and division we face today.

The wisdom of the past has often been ignored, dismissed, overlooked, or never truly learned.

In the politics of hate, fear is currency traded in speeches and headlines.
Leaders rise not by uniting but by dividing and carving borders into minds.
Enemies are made where none existed, scapegoats drawn in crude strokes.
Truth becomes elastic, stretched to fit the narrative of us versus them.

The crowd cheers not for justice but vengeance, dressed in patriotism.
Policy is forged in anger, not wisdom, a weapon rather than a remedy.
Hope is mocked as weakness and empathy seen as betrayal.
And in the silence that follows, only the powerful benefit from the noise.

One response to “Politics of Hate”

  1. I feel that the hate comes more from governments than individuals. Go example, Ireland used to have a Jewish mayor in Dublin. But now the government hates Jews and is against their homeland, Israel. Although I believe King Charles will never turn away his kind eye toward British Jews, England’s politics are well known for centuries to be anti Jewish. France has reverted years ago to the same. And now America is doing the same despite some valiant attempts to stop it in Congress.

    I don’t believe all individuals have this hate. People are how they were raised in early childhood, and modified by church and school and friends. They have the ability to read and learn and hear.

    So the overall lesson here is to promote individual thought. That is what American Jewish child Holocaust survivor Alice Muller encourages in her works from early childhood through adulthood.

    It doesn’t matter one’s religion or beliefs. It matters that people go after truth and not go for acceptance. The German White Rose movement is a good example of independent thought. Let’s honor them by our own actions.

    Tzipporah Bat Ami, shoah6@wordpress.com

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