I’m starting to understand how atrocious, horrible violence happens.
When the people who are supposed to be informing us, representing us, influencing us refer to our fellow human beings as “they” or “them” it dehumanizes our fellow man. A nameless, faceless, soulless entity is easy to hate. If we are referred to as the worst of a political group it is no wonder that violence happens.
“They” (Palestinians) are terrorists. “They” (Jews) are what is wrong in society.
Nameless, faceless humans are not the worst of us but people with families, hopes and dreams and if the people who were elected to represent us won’t lead the way to talking about “us” and “we” who will?
I hope “we” can move forward together and stop thinking that because someone doesn’t think like me that makes them a subhuman parasite worthy of whatever horrible atrocity comes to them.
Curtis McIff, Kanab
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