• Karyoplasma
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    1 year ago

    Where does that over-stated theory that hatred and violence are rooted in fear even come from? I hear it every time violent incidents happen, but I have yet to see any evidence that you need to fear something in order to hate it.

    • Grayox
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      111 year ago

      Its more a lack of understanding, ergo a lack of empathy.

    • @vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org
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      31 year ago

      Sometimes they are (if you had a cat or a dog, you know), though definitely not always, but it’s also the opposite order - first people feel impunity and do bad things to others, and then they fear justice and hate the victim because of that fear.