It's
easy to blame Muslims, or radical Muslims, or fundamentalists of any
type one wishes. Or any other label, group, or political divide our
personal social group tells us it's okay to blame.
The
reality is actually simpler, I believe. There have always been people
for whom hate is their only reason to live.... or to die.
Such
people often gravitate to positions or groups that empower their hate,
giving themselves over to it completely. The Muslim religion is not the
only one such people find a home in. Most major religions can boast of
extreme violence done in their name. Hell, even Buddhism hasn't escaped
the evil in the hearts of some people. It just happens that Muslim
leadership around the world has created the latest and greatest place
for evil to fester, hide, and grow.
Religion
is not alone in this. Most every form of government known to man has
found places for the darkest and most evil minds imaginable. Communism
has slaughtered millions, using hatred to run blood by the river.
Socialism has proven itself a premier home for the evilest among our
species. Capitalism has not escaped either, having shielded and
empowered many humans with dark souls. The green movement, drug
culture, medicine, education.... all have nurtured their own forms of
evil mindedness. White power, black power, brown power.... our lives
matter and yours don't power..... every single group, culture, or belief
system has at one time or another been a home for evil people.
You
see, it's not the group... it's the people. The individuals who
hate.... and hate.... and hate. Hate to the point where it becomes
their existence. Hatred of other people with other ways, or just other
people breathing air.
This
hatred may seem the most evil and darkest part of humanity, but I
suggest there is something worse. That would be those who seek power,
who plan and plot, and who USE those filled with hatred to achieve their
ends.
One
can always.... always.... identify such creatures. They are the ones
who tell us it's okay to hate. They are the ones who justify evil in the
name of their cause. They are the people who apply labels, dehumanize,
and fan the flames to fuel their own power.
THEY are the worst among us.
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