Broken People.

A short observations of hate and my attempt to analyze it.

Broken People.

 Most people I meet�"truly, a good ninety-nine percent�"are decent, law-abiding individuals who mean others no harm.

But in my experience, the few who prove difficult often reveal themselves through unabashed prejudice. When someone casually slips an antisemitic remark into conversation, or expresses another form of bigotry without hesitation, I immediately go on alert. Life has taught me that the moment such a person feels even slightly slighted, they will react harshly, placing you in the same category as the scapegoats they blame for their failures.

For them, personal responsibility is unbearable. Instead of admitting to laziness, poor planning, substance abuse, or simple misfortune, they reach for a convenient enemy. Jewish people, tragically, serve as an easy target because generations of antisemites�"historical and modern�"have already laid the groundwork of hateful narratives. Some even deny the Holocaust, not out of genuine belief, but to reinforce the imagined fantasy that their struggles must be the fault of some greedy, shadowy opponent.

If you happen to do business with someone like this and they become dissatisfied�"especially during a low moment or under the influence�"they will classify you alongside those they resent, and lash out with whatever accusations fit their worldview. The experience is always unsettling, and seldom forgotten.

The only healthy response, I believe, is to refuse to stoop to their level. Maintain your integrity, stay grounded in truth, and when the moment presents itself, step away permanently. Some forces cannot be reasoned with.

Most days I rise hoping that all will be right in the world. But there are days when the weight of hatred�"so persistent, so senseless�"makes me long for a quiet hermitage somewhere far from the noise of human conflict.

 

 

 

 

Rev. Edward McClelland 06/27/23

 

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A beautiful article on sociological behaviour. Every one is made out of two sides like a coin. In every man a woman is there and in every woman a man is there. Even sexual behaviour, emotions, feelings all depends on interactive efficiency of dominant traits. Good work 👍