Sure, I'm mostly non-confrontational, aside from the blip in bravery that the anonymity of the internet provides. I'm trying to minimize that effect, however, as I want this blog to represent how I really am.
So I've been off for a week now, and I've had a chance to watch some shows on the History channel, news stories, 20/20's, etc, all the way up to the events that happened this weekend at Colorado churches. I just can't comprehend the kind of hate and vileness that must be in some people to do the things they do and say the things they say.
It reached a boiling when I visited a website of a program that I don't believe dabbles in hate. I've spoke on here about the show before, the Glenn Beck show. Only I went to his own homepage and was dabbling around his merchandise section, when something caught my eye. Hate U (as in Hate University).
My first reaction was shock...then I took it as sarcasm...then I went back to why. Why on earth would he even put something like that on his website, even in sarcasm?
I did a little more research and found out that it was created out of sarcasm. Geraldo Rivera referred to Glenn as a breeder of hate, which prompted him to create the Hate U line. As I did a little more research, on his own homepage, there is a link showing all of the bad emails he gets. And by bad, I do mean Hate Mail.
I could only read a few at the top of the page and a few at the bottom of the page. How anyone can send letters such as this is beyond me, and how anyone can stand to receive letters like this without becoming jaded quickly...well, I'm not sure it's possible.
I still like Glenn...I don't find him a breeder of hate at all. He's harsh at times, and like anyone on radio/tv these days he can get overly descriptive when speaking about those that have vastly opposing views from him, but I don't think he crosses the line, and I don't hear that venomous tone from him that I hear from others when he speaks of those on "the other side".
Even in my own Adsense down to the side...Barack Obama Exposed...what is that? There's even a website out there called Michelle Malkin is an Idiot. Michelle Malkin is a right wing commentator/blogger, and definitely venomous in her own right, but how does reciprocating that hate by creating a blog aimed at defaming her help?
Like I said, I just don't comprehend it. Perhaps it's just age and having kids that has changed me some, but I still can't recall, even in my youth, ever truly hating someone. I hope it can change...I pray that it does change, but I fear that the hate will only spread and get worse. I will continue to do my part...keep praying, speak out and teach my kids about the ugliness of hate, and always try to remain positive, both in person and under the veil of anonymity that is the web.
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I agree with you . . . I just don't have all the energy that hate takes to power itself. And, I don't have that great of a memory to hold much of a grudge. :)
Unless the hate stems from actual harm done to you, it is usually a result of ignorance.
That makes lots of sense rocketstar. It's a shame that people resort to those kind of thoughts and feelings...particularly if they could be resolved by seeking knowledge. If nothing else, based on our ongoing topic below, people should at least seek as much knowledge as possible.
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