Ignorance is not bliss.  Anger and hate speech is not a promising long term proposition for making America great again.  How did anger and hatred become such an integral part of our political landscape?  It’s disturbing and frightening to watch, but sadly no longer shocking. It fuels candidacies and excites electorates.  This anger/hatred is a thing.  It’s evident in today’s rhetoric, and its plain to see on the faces of so many who are inspired by angry, hate fueled speech.

Hatred has its particular place in a free society.  Everything does.  Its place is among haters; shouting, complaining and spreading venom among themselves.  Sometimes hatred has to be taken seriously, but it should never be given legitimate power.  Hatred married with power brings disaster on the rest of us.  It’s by products are war, oppression and of course, more hate.   Hatred has fueled much of the true evil that has been wrought in this world.  No good has ever come of it.

Haters are unreasonable, because hatred is a childish emotion.  Carefully thought out solutions are not the modus operandi of the hater .  Hater issues may be legitimate, but their proposed solutions are destructive.

How do you recognize a hater?  You know them by their fruits.  They shout and blast rather than ponder and explain.  They throw out violent, extreme and even illegal solutions without flinching.  They demean and bully.  Ultimately, they propose things that will take you out of the frying pan and in to the fire.

So, what do we do?  How do we let the haters keep hating (cause we can’t stop them), while the rest of us plod along trying to build something better?  Simple.  We explain to the haters that it’s one thing to gather and give full vent to resentment; while celebrating with like minded people about cruel and unusual remedies to the country’s problems.  It is quite another to become so disconnected from reality and common decency that you allow yourself to vote for the architect of the aforementioned remedies.  Mr. or Ms. Hater, don’t wreck the whole world, because of  your dissatisfaction with your world.  Cheer for whoever you want, but vote for a leader who will protect your right to rail against whatever and whoever you want.  The candidate who loves the law, will not seek to put himself above it, while keeping you beneath it.  Do yourself a favor and use your anonymous vote to elect intelligent, principled candidates.  No one has to know.

Do the right thing with your one vote, so that you can continue to endorse the wrong things.    Once you have secretly voted to secure all our rights (without kicking people out of their homes, or banning American citizens from returning to their homes), you can go back to hating with renewed gusto, minus the concern that you will have to send your sons/daughters to fight because of some ill conceived and combative policy that your guy will be bound to make. This is a win/win proposition.

You really can have your cake and eat it too.

Remember, those who use hatred as a political tool, have a personal agenda.  I promise it’s not to make the world a better place for you or me.

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